Confirmed breach

McCarthy & Holthus data breach

USUnited States

McCarthy & Holthus (United States) notified the Oregon Department of Justice, the California Attorney General and the Washington Attorney General of a data breach on 8 December 2023. It told the states about 2,365 Oregon residents; the total can be higher. The breach began on 1 October 2023, 68 days before it was reported.

Status: Confirmed breach
People affected: 2,365 Oregon residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported: 8 December 2023
Across the state notices: at least 3,065 people (Oregon and Washington: each state counts only its own residents)
Breach began: 1 October 2023
Time to tell: 68 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 Oregon, California, Washington. · Corrections and changes

If McCarthy & Holthus had your data

Look for McCarthy & Holthus’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does. If McCarthy & Holthus has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be McCarthy & Holthus, 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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