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Hello Housing

Hello Housing notified California AG on Jul 7, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Dec 3, 2020. Data exposed: Social Security number, Driver's license / state ID, Passport number, Financial / bank account, Medical / health information, Health insurance, Date of birth, Email address, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization
Hello Housing
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Jul 7, 2021
Date(s) of breach
Tuesday, November 24, 2020Thursday, December 3, 2020
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Driver's license / state ID Passport number Financial / bank account Medical / health information Health insurance Date of birth Email address Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Dec 2, 2020, as stated in the letter
"As of this writing, HH has not received any reports of related identity theft since the date the incident was discovered (December 2, 2020)."
Days to notice
217 days from discovery (Dec 2, 2020) to the California record (Jul 7, 2021). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
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 16:06 UTC

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