Chimienti & Associates reports data breach caused by compromised email account

Chimienti & Associates, is reporting a data breach resulting from unauthorized access to an employee's email account. Chimienti & Associates, based in Visalia, California, is a Managing General Agency specializing in voluntary and employer-paid benefit solutions.

The incident, detected on March 22, 2024, allowed an unauthorized party to access the email account between March 22 and March 26, 2024, compromising sensitive information. After detecting the breach, Chimienti initiated an investigation and, by October 11, 2024, identified the affected individuals.

The compromised data includes:

• Names
• Social Security numbers
• State-issued identification information
• Dates of birth
• Health information
• Financial account information

The number of affected individuals is not disclosed.

On October 23, 2024, the company began sending data breach notification letters to those impacted.