Case file: Bennett College
Every government filing on this incident, the dates as stated, and the days to notice against each state's statute. Built from the records on Nov 9, 2026, agency link on every row. Not legal advice.
The incident
- Breach window
- Oct 27, 2025 to Nov 15, 2025
- Discovered
- No discovery date stated in the letters we read
- State and federal records
- 3 filings, Aug 28, 2026 to Sep 1, 2026
- Residents counted
- 599 in 2 states (TX, MA), latest filing per state
- Everyone affected
- 30,065, as reported to Texas AG on Sep 1, 2026
- Information exposed
- Social Security number, Financial / bank account, Medical / health information, Health insurance, Postal address, Driver's license / state ID, Date of birth, Email address, Military ID, Phone number
- Offered to those affected
- credit or identity monitoring through Experian (term not stated in the letter we read)
- Third party named
- No
Filings
| Agency | Record date | People | In total | Days to notice | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Texas AG | Sep 1, 2026 | 460 | 30,065 | 290 days from breach end, statute 60 days | Record |
| California California AG | Aug 28, 2026 | Not published | No dates to count between | Letter Record | |
| Massachusetts Massachusetts OCABR | Aug 28, 2026 | 139 | No dates to count between | Record |
People is the count the filing gives, residents of the state unless marked total. Days to notice runs from the discovery date the letter states, or from the end of the breach window when no letter states one, to the date on the state's first record of the incident. "Over" marks a count past the days the state's statute allows for notice to residents. The statute's trigger is a question of fact, the days are arithmetic.
Notice timing, state by state
- 290 days from the end of the breach window (Nov 15, 2025, no discovery date in the letter) to the Texas record (Sep 1, 2026). Statute: 60 days from determination that the breach occurred (Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 521.053).
The statutes
- Texas: 60 days to notify residents from determination that the breach occurred, Tex. Bus. & Com. Code § 521.053. Attorney General within 30 days of determination when 250 or more Texas residents are affected.
- California: 30 days to notify residents from discovery or notification of the breach, Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82. Sample notice to the Attorney General when more than 500 Californians are notified, within 15 days of the consumer notice (effective 2026).
- Massachusetts: no fixed period to notify residents from knowledge or reason to know of the breach, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93H, § 3. Attorney General and OCABR as soon as practicable and without unreasonable delay, every breach.
Sources and method
Records as published by Texas AG, California AG, Massachusetts OCABR. Letter facts (discovery date, monitoring, third party) are read from the consumer letter the agency posted, 1 letter read for this incident, and quoted so you can check them. Texas and HHS publish no letters. First-seen times on each record page. Spot an error? Email support@breachtally.com with this page link.