Case file: Department of Social Services
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 10, 2026, agency link on every row. Not legal advice.
The incident
- Breach window
- Jul 16, 2014
- Discovered
- Jul 17, 2014, as stated in the California letter
- State and federal records
- 1 filing, Aug 29, 2014
- Residents counted
- No state publishes a resident count for this incident
- Everyone affected
- No filing gives a total
- Information exposed
- Social Security number, Date of birth, Postal address
- Offered to those affected
- No monitoring offer found in the letters we read
- Third party named
- No
- Days to notice
- Past the statutory period in California, counted from discovery to the state's first record
The letter: "On July 17, 2014, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) was informed of the unauthorized release of documentation that may have included your personal information."
Filings
| Agency | Record date | People | In total | Days to notice | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California California AG | Aug 29, 2014 | Not published | 43 days, statute 30 days, over | Letter 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
- 43 days from discovery (Jul 17, 2014) to the California record (Aug 29, 2014). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
The statutes
- 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).
Filings by others that name Department of Social Services
Clients of a breached vendor often file under their own names and name the vendor.
- Fresno County Department of Social Services, California, Jul 28, 2026
- Mitchell County Department of Social Services, HHS OCR, Dec 19, 2025, 501
- Vance County Department of Social Services, HHS OCR, Aug 22, 2025, 501
- California Department of Social Services, California, Oct 3, 2024
- CA Department of Social Services, California, Feb 16, 2023
- California Department of Social Services, California, Aug 19, 2022
- Monterey County Department of Social Services, California, Oct 11, 2013
- California Department of Social Services, California, May 11, 2012
Sources and method
Records as published by California AG. 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.