Coty, Inc.

Coty, Inc. notified California AG on Jul 6, 2018 of a data breach, which occurred on Jan 12, 2018. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Date of birth, Usernames / passwords, Email address, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: Coty, Inc.
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Jul 6, 2018
Date(s) of breach: Friday, January 12, 2018
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Date of birth Usernames / passwords Email address Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Jan 12, 2018, as stated in the letter
"We became aware of the incident on January 12, 2018, and immediately took steps to stop the hackers, and initiated an investigation to understand what had happened and the extent of the breach."
Days to notice: 175 days from discovery (Jan 12, 2018) to the California record (Jul 6, 2018). 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
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:14 UTC

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