Wheeler & Egger, CPAs, LLP

Wheeler & Egger, CPAs, LLP notified California AG on Sep 11, 2016 of a data breach, which occurred on Aug 9, 2016. Data exposed: Social Security number, Date of birth, Tax ID / EIN / ITIN, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization: Wheeler & Egger, CPAs, LLP
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Sep 11, 2016
Date(s) of breach: Thursday, August 4, 2016Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Date of birth Tax ID / EIN / ITIN Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Aug 15, 2016, as stated in the letter
"What Happened: As reported to you in our communication of August 22, on August 15, 2016, we discovered a data security incident involving our firm and your personal information."
Days to notice: 27 days from discovery (Aug 15, 2016) to the California record (Sep 11, 2016). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter: 12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:19 UTC

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