The Computer Merchant

The Computer Merchant notified California AG on Aug 21, 2025 of a data breach, which occurred on Jul 5, 2024. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Name.

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

Organization: The Computer Merchant
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Aug 21, 2025
Date(s) of breach: Monday, July 1, 2024Friday, July 5, 2024
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: January 2025, as stated in the letter
"In January 2025, we became aware of a claim that data from the incident had been made publicly available."
Days to notice: 412 days from the end of the breach window (Jul 5, 2024, no discovery date in the letter) to the California record (Aug 21, 2025). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Third party: The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 15:29 UTC

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