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Recology Data Breach Investigation

Written by Joseph Lyon on . Posted in Data Breach.

The Lyon Firm is investigating a data breach incident at Recology that allegedly impacted over 30,000 individuals in California and nationwide. Contact our data breach lawyers if you believe your personal information has been compromised by this security incident. Call for a free consultation.

What Happened at Recology?

According to a notice posted on the company website, on November 2, 2023, Recology discovered unusual activity on its IT network and later concluded that an unauthorized party accessed certain personal consumer information. In total, the data of 30,683 victims was compromised in the data breach.

What Data was Leaked in the Data Breach?

After discovering the breach, Recology began an internal investigation with the help of an outside cybersecurity team. They began to identify and notify a group of individuals whose information may have been accessed. The information at risk may differ for each individual but could include the following:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Date of birth
  • Social Security number
  • Driver’s license number
  • Financial account number

Recology is now sending out breach notifications to potentially involved individuals, and is offering complimentary identity theft protection services for those individuals whose Social Security numbers and/or driver’s license numbers were compromised. Recology serves 127 communities and around 2.5 million individuals in California, Oregon, Washington, and Nevada.

Our legal team would like to hear from any individuals who have received a data breach notification letter from Recology. We can assist you in assessing the viability of legal action, and help you learn more about mitigating the risks of fraud moving forward.

We believe very strongly that any entity that collects and stores your personal data has a duty to protect it to the best of their ability. Should any company fail to build and maintain a reasonably secure network security platform, which results in a data theft event, they can be held accountable for damages.