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low severity November 13, 2026 · 2 min read

ICW Group Holdings, Inc. Data Breach Notice (California Attorney General)

If you received a notice from ICW Group Holdings, Inc., here’s what the filing says was exposed, and what to do about it.

ICW Group Holdings, Inc. notified California residents of a data breach in a filing reported to the California Attorney General on November 13, 2026. The filing puts the incident itself on May 01, 2026.

ICW Group Holdings, Inc. Data Breach Notice (California Attorney General)

The filing from ICW Group Holdings, Inc. confirms that personal information belonging to some of its customers was exposed in an incident on May 01, 2026. The company submitted its notification to the California Attorney General on November 13, 2026 — an interval of 196 days, or roughly 6.4 months.

The record does not state how many people were affected. It lists only one category: personal information. No passwords, no financial account numbers, and no government identifiers such as Social Security numbers appear in the filing.

Personal Information Stays Valuable for Years

Names, addresses, dates of birth and similar details do not expire. Even without a Social Security number attached, this information can still help fraudsters build convincing profiles, answer security questions, or support synthetic identity attempts. Once it leaves the company’s control, you cannot retrieve it.

What the Long Notification Gap Means for You

A six-and-a-half-month gap between the incident and the filing is the most concrete fact this record provides. The filing itself supplies no discovery date and offers no explanation for the timeline. State requirements vary, and investigations can extend notification windows. The dates are now public; the gap is simply part of the public record.

How to Tell Whether This Concerns You

ICW Group is required to notify affected customers directly, usually by mail to the last known address. If you have not received a letter, your information was most likely not included. Anyone who has moved since May 01, 2026 should contact the company directly to confirm their status. Absence of a letter is usually meaningful, but it is not absolute proof.

What Remains Under Your Control

Because no credentials were exposed, there is no need to change any ICW Group password. The account itself is not at immediate risk from this incident. Focus instead on the permanent value of the personal details that may have left with it.

Watch for unexpected account-opening attempts, new credit inquiries, or tax-related mail you did not expect. These are the practical downstream effects of personal information circulating outside the company’s systems.

Report details & sourcing

Severity Low contact details only, none of them permanent
Disclosed November 13, 2026
Last reviewed November 13, 2026
Affected Unconfirmed
Data exposed Personal information (per the breach notification)
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