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State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company

State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company notified California AG on May 11, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Mar 31, 2021. Data exposed: Date of birth, Name.

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

Organization
State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
May 11, 2021
Date(s) of breach
Thursday, March 11, 2021Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Date of birth Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Mar 31, 2021, as stated in the letter
"On March 31, 2021, we identified an unusual pattern within an application process normally used by our agents to obtain quotes for prospective customers."
Days to notice
41 days from discovery (Mar 31, 2021) to the California record (May 11, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Offered in the letter
12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:06 UTC

Dates and counts as filed by the organization with the agency. The breach window and the report date often differ by months.

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