Olson & Co Steel (United States) notified the California Attorney General of a data breach on 3 July 2024. The breach began on 10 April 2024, 84 days before it was reported.
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
Not reported yet
Reported
3 July 2024
Breach began
10 April 2024
Time to tell
84 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.
Before the notice: the ransomware gang Black Basta named Olson & Co Steel on its leak site on 4 May 2024, 60 days before this was reported. Matched by the organisation’s name: the notice itself does not say who the attacker was.
Look for Olson & Co Steel’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 Olson & Co Steel has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Olson & Co Steel, 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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