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Shift Technologies, Inc.

Shift Technologies, Inc. notified California AG on Jan 14, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Sep 7, 2020.

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

Organization
Shift Technologies, Inc.
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Jan 14, 2021
Date(s) of breach
Monday, September 7, 2020
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Not stated in the source listing
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Sep 18, 2020, as stated in the letter
"On September 18, 2020, we became aware of some unusual activity involving one of the third-party vendors that operates our website."
Days to notice
118 days from discovery (Sep 18, 2020) to the California record (Jan 14, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter
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 16:08 UTC

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