California Department of Justice

California Department of Justice notified California AG on Jul 30, 2022 of a data breach, which occurred on Jun 27, 2022. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Date of birth, Biometric data, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: California Department of Justice
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Jul 30, 2022
Date(s) of breach: Monday, June 27, 2022
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Date of birth Biometric data Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Days to notice: 33 days from the end of the breach window (Jun 27, 2022, no discovery date in the letter) to the California record (Jul 30, 2022). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter: 12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:01 UTC

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