Index Fund Advisors, Inc.

Index Fund Advisors, Inc. notified California AG on Dec 17, 2021 of a data breach, which occurred on Aug 5, 2021.

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

Organization: Index Fund Advisors, Inc.
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Dec 17, 2021
Date(s) of breach: Thursday, August 5, 2021
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Not stated in the source listing
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Aug 5, 2021, as stated in the letter
"On or about August 5, 2021, IFA’s internal IT Department detected possible unauthorized access to certain IFA systems."
Days to notice: 134 days from discovery (Aug 5, 2021) to the California record (Dec 17, 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 16:04 UTC

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