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HSBC Bank USA National Association

HSBC Bank USA National Association notified California AG on Oct 30, 2012 of a data breach, which occurred on Jul 27, 2012. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Email address, Tax ID / EIN / ITIN, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

All 5 filings by HSBC Bank USA National Association, state by state · Case file (dates, days to notice against the statute, what the letter offers, prior incidents)

Organization
HSBC Bank USA National Association
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Oct 30, 2012
Date(s) of breach
Friday, July 27, 2012
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Financial / bank account Email address Tax ID / EIN / ITIN Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
July 2012, as stated in the letter
"«Logo» «LOB_Return_Address» PUBLIC - «Letter_Edition» «First_Name» «Last_Name» «Street_Address» «City» , «State» «Zip» «GreetingLine» We recently became aware of an incident that occurred in late July 2012 where an employee who resigned ..."
Days to notice
95 days from the end of the breach window (Jul 27, 2012, no discovery date in the letter) to the California record (Oct 30, 2012). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter
12 months of 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 16:25 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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Other filings by HSBC Bank USA National Association

OrganizationSourceStateReportedResidents affectedData exposed
HSBC Bank USA, National Association California AG CA Nov 2, 2018 Not published Financial / bank accountDate of birthEmail addressPhone number+2
HSBC Bank USA, National Association Oregon DOJ OR Jan 14, 2016 432,095 Not stated
HSBC Bank USA, National Association California AG CA Jan 13, 2016 Not published Social Security numberFinancial / bank accountPostal addressName
HSBC Bank USA, National Association California AG CA Jul 24, 2015 Not published Social Security numberFinancial / bank accountDate of birthEmail address+3

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