DOUGLAS M SMITH & CO CPAS

DOUGLAS M SMITH & CO CPAS notified California AG on Apr 15, 2026 of a data breach, which occurred on Jan 20, 2026. 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: DOUGLAS M SMITH & CO CPAS
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Apr 15, 2026
Date(s) of breach: Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Financial / bank account Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Feb 23, 2026, as stated in the letter
"On February 23, 2026, we discovered that an unauthorized user had gained access to our third- party tax filing software and filed a fraudulent self-prepared tax return, external to our system, on your behalf."
Days to notice: 51 days from discovery (Feb 23, 2026) to the California record (Apr 15, 2026). 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 15:27 UTC

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