Case file: Discover Financial 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 9, 2026, agency link on every row. Not legal advice.
The incident
- Breach window
- Aug 13, 2018
- Discovered
- No letter on file to read
- State and federal records
- 1 filing, Jan 25, 2019
- Residents counted
- No state publishes a resident count for this incident
- Everyone affected
- No filing gives a total
- Information exposed
- Not stated in the listings
- Offered to those affected
- No letter on file to read
- Third party named
- No letter on file to read
- Prior incidents
- 7 earlier incidents on record for this organization
Filings
| Agency | Record date | People | In total | Days to notice | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| California California AG | Jan 25, 2019 | Not published | 165 days from breach end, statute 30 days | 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
- 165 days from the end of the breach window (Aug 13, 2018, no discovery date in the letter) to the California record (Jan 25, 2019). 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).
Prior incidents by Discover Financial Services
| Records | Breach window | Filed with | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2018 to Nov 21, 2018 | Feb 26, 2016 to Jan 2, 2018 | California, California | n/a |
| Dec 18, 2017 to Jun 25, 2018 | Dec 6, 2014 to Oct 1, 2017 | California, California, California | n/a |
| Jun 23, 2017 to Nov 21, 2017 | Jul 1, 2014 to Apr 27, 2017 | California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California | n/a |
| Mar 21, 2016 to May 17, 2017 | Jan 1, 2014 to Jan 31, 2016 | California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California | n/a |
| Jun 26, 2015 | Apr 10, 2014 | California | n/a |
| Feb 21, 2014 to Mar 20, 2014 | Jan 1, 2014 | California, California | n/a |
| May 25, 2012 to Dec 20, 2013 | Not stated in the filings | California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California, California | n/a |
Filings more than six months apart are shown as separate incidents.
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, 0 letters 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.