SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc.

SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc. notified California AG on Aug 27, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on May 13, 2020. Data exposed: Name.

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

Organization: SmartStart Employment Screening, Inc.
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Aug 27, 2021
Date(s) of breach: Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Aug 4, 2021, as stated in the letter
"After an extensive data mining investigation, on August 4, 2021, we learned that your information may have been involved."
Days to notice: 23 days from discovery (Aug 4, 2021) to the California record (Aug 27, 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 16:05 UTC

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