CA : Sausalito Yacht Club notifies members of breach Business Sector , Hack , U.S. Add comments Oct 13 2014 Well , this is tacky , at best . It appears some members of the Sausalito Yacht Club gained access to the membership roster . From the notification letter of October 4 : We are writing to you because of an incident at the Sausalito Yacht Club on or about October 1 , 2014,wherein several members gained unauthorized access to our member roster , which includes information linking your name to your private Sausalito Yacht Club member number , the combination of which allows you to charge beverages , goods , services and meals at the club , such amounts being charged at the time and accumulated for inclusion on your next bill . The data to which unauthorized access occurred also included your personal contact information , and in certain cases , sensitive financial account information , including accounts receivable that were overdue by sixty days or more . As best we can tell , no bank account information or credit card information was involved in this breach . We sincerely regret any inconvenience that you might encounter as a result of this intrusive and thoughtless breach of privacy , which is under investigation at this time . To protect you from the possibility of identity theft , Sausalito Yacht Club may elect to issue new cards and account numbers , depending upon the outcome of the investigation . We are also undertaking steps to strengthen access to sensitive financial and membership sites with new passwords required for access by authorized users . In the interim , we urge you to scrutinize your statements carefully and ensure that charges recorded were actually incurred by you . If you notice any unusual charge please contact the General Manager , Dave Martel by telephone at at 415 - 332 - 7400 or by e - mail atgm@sausalitoyachtclub.org . For more information on identity theft , we suggest that you visit the web site of the California Office of Privacy Protection at www.privacy.ca.gov . So , will they throw the intrusive and thoughtless privacy invaders out of the Yacht Club or will money triumph ? That was rhetorical . ;