Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA)

Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA) notified California AG on Nov 26, 2018 of a data breach, which occurred on Sep 3, 2018. Data exposed: Social Security number, Driver's license / state ID, Financial / bank account, Medical / health information, Date of birth, Usernames / passwords, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA)
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Nov 26, 2018
Date(s) of breach: Sunday, September 2, 2018Monday, September 3, 2018
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Driver's license / state ID Financial / bank account Medical / health information Date of birth Usernames / passwords Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Sep 4, 2018, as stated in the letter
"What Happened On September 4, 2018, HACA discovered that unauthorized access to your personal information occurred sometime between September 2, 2018 and September 3, 2018."
Days to notice: 83 days from discovery (Sep 4, 2018) to the California record (Nov 26, 2018). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
Third party: The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:14 UTC

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