Soapy Joe’s Car Wash (United States) notified the California Attorney General of a data breach on 29 December 2025. The breach began on 6 October 2025, 84 days before it was reported.
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
Not reported yet
Reported
29 December 2025
Breach began
6 October 2025
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 Akira named Soapy Joe’s Car Wash on its leak site on 7 November 2025, 52 days before this was reported. Matched by the organisation’s name: the notice itself does not say who the attacker was.
Look for Soapy Joe’s Car Wash’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 Soapy Joe’s Car Wash has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Soapy Joe’s Car Wash, 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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