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Verity Health System

Verity Health System notified California AG on May 31, 2016 of a data breach, which occurred on Apr 27, 2016. Data exposed: Social Security number, Tax ID / EIN / ITIN.

All 2 filings by Verity Health System, state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
Verity Health System
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
May 31, 2016
Date(s) of breach
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Tax ID / EIN / ITIN
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
May 22, 2016, as stated in the letter
"On May 22, 2016, we learned that a Verity employee was targeted on April 27, 2016, by an isolated email phishing scam in which an individual outside of Verity impersonated a Verity executive requesting certain information for Verity empl..."
Days to notice
9 days from discovery (May 22, 2016) to the California record (May 31, 2016). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter
24 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
Third party
The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:19 UTC

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Other filings by Verity Health System

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
Verity Health System California AG CA Jan 25, 2019 Not published Social Security numberFinancial / bank accountMedical / health informationHealth insurance+3

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