Western Electrical Contractors Association data breach
USUnited States · Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.
Western Electrical Contractors Association (United States) notified the California Attorney General and the Washington Attorney General of a data breach on 29 August 2024. It told the states about 1,713 Washington residents; the total can be higher. The breach began on 21 January 2024, 221 days before it was reported.
Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
1,713 Washington residents (one state’s count; the total can be higher)
Reported
29 August 2024
Breach began
21 January 2024
Time to tell
221 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.
What changed since it was first reported
Confirmed breach, 1,713 Washington residents (Washington Attorney General)
If Western Electrical Contractors Association had your data
Look for Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc.’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 Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be Western Electrical Contractors Association, Inc., 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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