Rakuten USA, Inc. DBA Rakuten Americas

Rakuten USA, Inc. DBA Rakuten Americas notified California AG on Feb 11, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Jan 21, 2021. Data exposed: Social Security number, Date of birth, Name.

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

Organization: Rakuten USA, Inc. DBA Rakuten Americas
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Feb 11, 2021
Date(s) of breach: Thursday, January 21, 2021
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Date of birth Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Jan 21, 2021, as stated in the letter
"On or about January 21, 2021, Rakuten’s data security team detected that an employee who was in the process of voluntarily leaving the company had transferred a number of files off their Rakuten-issued computer."
Days to notice: 21 days from discovery (Jan 21, 2021) to the California record (Feb 11, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter: credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:08 UTC

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