County of Monterey

County of Monterey notified California AG on Dec 10, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Aug 27, 2021. Data exposed: Social Security number, Name.

Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization: County of Monterey
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Dec 10, 2021
Date(s) of breach: Wednesday, August 25, 2021Thursday, August 26, 2021Friday, August 27, 2021
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Days to notice: 105 days from the end of the breach window (Aug 27, 2021, no discovery date in the letter) to the California record (Dec 10, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter: 12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Equifax
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:04 UTC

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