First Data

First Data notified California AG on May 11, 2012 of a data breach. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: First Data
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: May 11, 2012
Date(s) of breach: n/a
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Apr 25, 2012, as stated in the letter
"On April 25, 2012, the Privacy Office at First Data Corporation (“First Data”) learned that certain limited personal information about approximately 108,500 merchants who currently process with First Data or who applied for processing se..."
Days to notice: 16 days from discovery (Apr 25, 2012) to the California record (May 11, 2012). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
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