California Statewide Automated Welfare System

California Statewide Automated Welfare System notified California AG on Apr 5, 2024 of a data breach, which occurred on Mar 1, 2023. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Date of birth, Email address, Phone number, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: California Statewide Automated Welfare System
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Apr 5, 2024
Date(s) of breach: Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Date of birth Email address Phone number Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Feb 9, 2024, as stated in the letter
"What Happened: On February 9, 2024, BenefitsCal discovered that someone, that was not allowed, may have logged into accounts of some users of the BenefitsCal website using reused passwords taken from other websites."
Days to notice: 56 days from discovery (Feb 9, 2024) to the California record (Apr 5, 2024). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82). Over the statutory period
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 15:41 UTC

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