LatestStatesCompaniesPricingAPIData Start free trial

Latest / California / March 2016

Snapchat, Inc.

Snapchat, Inc. notified California AG on Mar 4, 2016 of a data breach, which occurred on Feb 26, 2016. Data exposed: Social Security number, Health insurance, Name.

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

Organization
Snapchat, Inc.
Source
California AG · source record
Date reported
Mar 4, 2016
Date(s) of breach
Friday, February 26, 2016
Residents affected
Not published by this source
Data exposed
Social Security number Health insurance Name
Notice letter
Sample notice (PDF)
Days to notice
7 days from the end of the breach window (Feb 26, 2016, no discovery date in the letter) to the California record (Mar 4, 2016). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter
24 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally
2026-10-30 16:21 UTC

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

First seen by BreachTally at 16:21 UTC on Oct 30, 2026. New filings reach paid subscribers within 30 minutes of the agency posting, with the count, the data exposed and the letter. Start a 14-day free trial. We email you two days before the first charge and you cancel in one click.
Not today? Take the free Monday digest: the week's filings by state and the largest by people affected. Once a week.

Data reproduced from a public government filing. Spot an error? Email support@breachtally.com with the record link. Corrections are applied and noted.