Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority notified California AG on Aug 23, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Mar 25, 2021. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Medical / health information, Health insurance, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Aug 23, 2021
Date(s) of breach: Thursday, March 25, 2021
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Medical / health information Health insurance Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Apr 17, 2021, as stated in the letter
"As you know, on April 17, 2021 VTA discovered certain computer systems in its environment were inaccessible."
Days to notice: 128 days from discovery (Apr 17, 2021) to the California record (Aug 23, 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 16:05 UTC

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