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Cybersecurity Alert
July 17, 2026 by EmailMeNow IT Consulting

4 New California AG Breach Notices Published July 17, 2026

California's data breach list added 4 notices on July 17, 2026. California does not publish residents-affected counts — this roundup tracks reporting visibility.

Source: California Attorney General - Data Breach List

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California Attorney General data breach notices for July 17, 2026

California’s Attorney General added 4 new data breach notices to its public list on July 17, 2026, according to the California AG Data Breach List.

Unlike Texas and Washington, California’s public list does not publish a residents-affected count — so this roundup tracks incident visibility and reporting dates, not population impact. For affected-resident totals, see our Texas OAG breach tracker.

July month-to-date now totals 27 notices on the California list through July 17, 2026.

Notices Reported July 17, 2026

OrganizationBreach Date(s) (if known)Reported
BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc.03/02/202607/17/2026
Quontic Bank Acquisition Corp.n/a07/17/2026
The Estée Lauder Companies08/09/2025, 08/12/202507/17/2026
ZenPatient, Inc.12/05/2025, 02/12/202607/17/2026

Independent Cybersecurity Audits

EmailMeNow domain audits on July 17, 2026 scored 4 filer domains in this batch. 4 of 4 show 15% Transport Security or below — a recurring gap that makes spoofed breach-notification email easier to deliver. The Estée Lauder Companies (esteelauder.com) leads at 69% overall; ZenPatient, Inc. (zenpatient.com) scores 42%.

Pattern: Scores below the 100% ideal on identity or transport still leave room for spoofed incident-response email — even when website headers score higher.

OrganizationDomainOverallIdentityTransportWebsiteRisk
BAYADA Home Health Care, Inc.bayada.com57%25%15%87%Average
Quontic Bank Acquisition Corp.quontic.com68%90%15%40%Above Average
The Estée Lauder Companiesesteelauder.com69%90%15%40%Above Average
ZenPatient, Inc.zenpatient.com42%25%15%37%Below Average

Audit links: bayada.com · quontic.com · esteelauder.com · zenpatient.com

Source: California AG — Data Breach List