Palomar Community College District

Palomar Community College District notified California AG on Jan 30, 2017 of a data breach, which occurred on Jan 5, 2017. Data exposed: Social Security number, Tax ID / EIN / ITIN, Postal address, Name.

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

Organization: Palomar Community College District
Source: California AG · source record
Date reported: Jan 30, 2017
Date(s) of breach: Thursday, January 5, 2017
Residents affected: Not published by this source
Data exposed: Social Security number Tax ID / EIN / ITIN Postal address Name
Notice letter: Sample notice (PDF)
Discovered: Jan 19, 2017, as stated in the letter
"What Happened On January 19, 2017, we learned that an unauthorized individual may have accessed part of our network that contained IRS Form W-2s for some of our employees."
Days to notice: 11 days from discovery (Jan 19, 2017) to the California record (Jan 30, 2017). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
Offered in the letter: 12 months of credit or identity monitoring through Experian
First seen by BreachTally: 2026-10-30 16:18 UTC

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