Seagate US, LLC

Seagate US, LLC notified California AG on Mar 9, 2016 of a data breach, which occurred on Mar 1, 2016. Data exposed: Social Security number, Tax ID / EIN / ITIN.

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

Organization: Seagate US, LLC
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Mar 9, 2016
Date(s) of breach: Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Tax ID / EIN / ITIN
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Mar 1, 2016, as stated in the letter
"On March 1, 2016, we learned that a targeted “phishing” email message had been sent from outside the company to Seagate employees."
Days to notice: 8 days from discovery (Mar 1, 2016) to the California record (Mar 9, 2016). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter: 24 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
Third party: The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:21 UTC

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