Amtrak

Amtrak notified California AG on May 28, 2020 of a data breach, which occurred on Apr 17, 2020. Data exposed: Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Usernames / passwords.

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

Organization: Amtrak
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: May 28, 2020
Date(s) of breach: Thursday, April 16, 2020Friday, April 17, 2020
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Usernames / passwords
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Apr 16, 2020, as stated in the letter
"WHAT HAPPENED On the evening of April 16, 2020, Amtrak determined that an unknown third party gained unauthorized access to certain Amtrak Guest Rewards accounts."
Days to notice: 42 days from discovery (Apr 16, 2020) to the California record (May 28, 2020). 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
Third party: The letter attributes the incident to a vendor or service provider
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:10 UTC

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