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Kern Oil & Refining Co. d/b/a Kern Energy data breach

USUnited States

Kern Oil & Refining Co. d/b/a Kern Energy (United States) notified the California Attorney General of a data breach on 24 November 2025. The breach began on 5 August 2025, 111 days before it was reported.

Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
Not reported yet
Reported
24 November 2025
Breach began
5 August 2025
Time to tell
111 days (the median in California’s notices over the last year: 154 days)

What was exposed

The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.

Sources

Official notices are read by code from the regulator’s own register. More notices to California. · Corrections and changes

If Kern Oil & Refining Co. d/b/a Kern Energy had your data

  1. Look for Kern Oil & Refining Co. d/b/a Kern Energy’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
  2. The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does. If Kern Oil & Refining Co. d/b/a Kern Energy has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
  3. Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Kern Oil & Refining Co. d/b/a Kern Energy, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

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