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Data Breach Notifications
Entity Information
- Type of Organization: Other Commercial
- Entity Name: Walter's Automotive Group
- Street Address: 3210 Adams St .
- City: Riverside
- State, or Country if outside the US: California
- Zip Code: 92504
Submitted By
- Name: James Giszczak
- Title: Esq
- Firm name (if different than entity): McDonald Hopkins, PLC
- Telephone Number: 2482201354
- Email Address: jgiszczak@mcdonaldhopkins.com
- Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Counsel
Breach Information
- Total number of persons affected (including residents): 11,118
- Total number of Maine residents affected: 3
- If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
- Date(s) Breach Occured: June 9, 2021 - June 16, 2021
- Date Breach Discovered: August 4, 2021
- Description of the Breach:
- External system breach (hacking)
- Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Social Security Number
Notification and Protection Services
- Type of Notification: Written
- Date(s) of consumer notification: August 19, 2021
- Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Walter's Auto Sales - SSN [redacted] (9794201x7AB84).pdf
- Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
- Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
- If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: Yes, 12 months, Equifax credit monitoring and identity theft protection services offered if SSN impacted.