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Novato Unified School District

Novato Unified School District notified California AG on Sep 28, 2022 of a data breach, which occurred on Sep 20, 2022. Data exposed: Usernames / passwords, Email address.

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

Organization
Novato Unified School District
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Sep 28, 2022
Date(s) of breach
Tuesday, September 20, 2022
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Usernames / passwords Email address
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Sep 20, 2022, as stated in the letter
"On September 20, 2022, it was discovered by the Novato Unified School District (NUSD) IT Department that the e-mail account assigned to Arezu Iranipour, airanipour@nusd.org, had been compromised through an e-mail phishing attack."
Days to notice
8 days from discovery (Sep 20, 2022) to the California record (Sep 28, 2022). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:01 UTC

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