Keith M. Southwood, CPA, Inc.

Keith M. Southwood, CPA, Inc. notified California AG on May 31, 2017 of a data breach, which occurred on Mar 29, 2017. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Date of birth, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: Keith M. Southwood, CPA, Inc.
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: May 31, 2017
Date(s) of breach: Wednesday, March 29, 2017
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Date of birth Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Apr 3, 2017, as stated in the letter
"On April 3, 2017, the firm discovered that an unauthorized third party gained access to its secure computer network on or about March 29, 2017."
Days to notice: 58 days from discovery (Apr 3, 2017) to the California record (May 31, 2017). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter: 12 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 16:18 UTC

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