California Department of State Hospitals

California Department of State Hospitals notified California AG on May 24, 2013 of a data breach, which occurred on May 8, 2013. Data exposed: Social Security number, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: California Department of State Hospitals
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: May 24, 2013
Date(s) of breach: Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: May 8, 2013, as stated in the letter
"This was on the intranet website for approximately 6 hours on May 8, 2013 until the mistake was discovered and corrected."
Days to notice: 16 days from discovery (May 8, 2013) to the California record (May 24, 2013). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:25 UTC

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