Case file: Santa Monica Community 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
- May 21, 2026
- Discovered
- May 14, 2026, as stated in the California letter
- State and federal records
- 3 filings, Jun 25, 2026
- Residents counted
- 2 in 2 states (VT, MA), latest filing per state
- Everyone affected
- No filing gives a total
- Information exposed
- Social Security number
- Offered to those affected
- credit or identity monitoring through Experian (term not stated in the letter we read)
- Third party named
- No
- Days to notice
- Past the statutory period in 1 of the 2 states that set one, counted from discovery to each state's first record
The letter: "On May 14, 2026, we identified that employee W-2s were emailed to two former student workers and immediately launched an internal investigation."
Filings
| Agency | Record date | People | In total | Days to notice | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Vermont AG | Jun 25, 2026 | 1 | 42 days, statute 45 days | Record | |
| California California AG | Jun 25, 2026 | Not published | 42 days, statute 30 days, over | Letter Record | |
| Massachusetts Massachusetts OCABR | Jun 25, 2026 | 1 | 42 days, statute no fixed period | 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
- 42 days from discovery (May 14, 2026) to the Vermont record (Jun 25, 2026). Statute: 45 days from discovery or notification of the breach (9 V.S.A. § 2435).
- 42 days from discovery (May 14, 2026) to the California record (Jun 25, 2026). Statute: 30 days from discovery or notification of the breach (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.82).
- 42 days from discovery (May 14, 2026) to the Massachusetts record (Jun 25, 2026). Statute: no fixed period from knowledge or reason to know of the breach (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93H, § 3).
The statutes
- Vermont: 45 days to notify residents from discovery or notification of the breach, 9 V.S.A. § 2435. Attorney General within 14 business days of discovery or of the consumer notice, whichever is sooner, every breach.
- 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 Vermont 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.