City of Hayward

City of Hayward notified California AG on Jan 29, 2025 of a data breach, which occurred on Jul 9, 2023.

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

Organization: City of Hayward
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Jan 29, 2025
Date(s) of breach: Sunday, July 9, 2023
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Not stated in the source listing
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Dec 30, 2024, as stated in the letter
"After a thorough investigation and extensive review of impacted data, we discovered on December 30, 2024, that the files the unauthorized actor downloaded contained some of your personal information."
Days to notice: 30 days from discovery (Dec 30, 2024) to the California record (Jan 29, 2025). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter: credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 15:38 UTC

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