Latest / California / January 2023

Matco Tools

Matco Tools notified California AG on Jan 26, 2023 of a data breach, which occurred on Mar 1, 2022. Data exposed: Postal address, Name.

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

Organization
Matco Tools
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Jan 26, 2023
Date(s) of breach
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Postal address Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered
Mar 1, 2022, as stated in the letter
"The investigation determined that an unauthorized party gained access to the network on March 1, 2022."
Days to notice
331 days from discovery (Mar 1, 2022) to the California record (Jan 26, 2023). 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
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:00 UTC

Dates and counts as filed by the organization with the agency. The breach window and the report date often differ by months.

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