Pepperdine University

Pepperdine University notified California AG on Dec 11, 2012 of a data breach, which occurred on Nov 11, 2012. 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: Pepperdine University
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Dec 11, 2012
Date(s) of breach: Sunday, November 11, 2012
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: Nov 12, 2012, as stated in the letter
"On November 12, 2012, we discovered that a University laptop computer was stolen from an employee’s locked car."
Days to notice: 29 days from discovery (Nov 12, 2012) to the California record (Dec 11, 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
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:25 UTC

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