AccidentalEducationEducationMisdeliveryEmployee Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDEmploymentMediumContained

Santa Monica Community College District

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

May 14, 2026

Filed

Jun 25, 2026

To disclose

6 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Linked

2 filings

Confidence

65%

Full breach record for Santa Monica Community College District →

Santa Monica Community College District notified individuals that employee W-2s were mistakenly emailed to two former student workers. The unauthorized access occurred between April 13, 2026, and May 21, 2026, and was discovered on May 14, 2026. Affected data included names and Social Security numbers. The college confirmed the emails were deleted and offered credit monitoring.

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Incident timeline

undetected · 31 days

discovery → filing · 6 weeks / 42 days

Apr 13, 2026

Begins

May 14, 2026

Discovered

Jun 25, 2026

Filed

vs. sector median

1 wks faster

This filing is one of 2 about the same incident.View merged incident

Linked disclosures

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Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Massachusetts State AGbd_f5f1ea7fd494f1472026-06-25Verified

Name: Santa Monica Community College District
norm: santa monica community college district

Name: Santa Monica Community College District
norm: santa monica community college district
Industry: Educationllm

Discovered: May 14, 2026
Breach occurred: Apr 13, 2026 – May 21, 2026
Undetected for: 31 daysoccurrence → discovery
Materiality determined: —
Notification sent: Jun 25, 2026
Affected individuals: Not disclosed
Data types: Identity (basic)Government IDEmployment
Attack vector: Unknown

During the incident: Immediately launched an internal investigation
Confirmed the email has been deleted
Conducted a thorough investigation
Reviewed policies and procedures related to data protection
Implemented additional safeguards
Arranged for credit monitoring and identity protection services at no cost
Changes made: Reviewed policies and procedures related to data protection
Implemented additional safeguards
Source: Quoted from the filing itself, not independently verified.

Time to disclose: 6 weeks(42 days from discovery to filing)
Compliance flags: — (clock not assessable for this source)

Status: No extraction artifact recorded for this disclosure.

Filing propagation · 2 filings · 2 states

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Massachusetts State AGJun 25 · first

California State AGJun 25 · first · this page

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.

Source URL: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-625455
DisclosureLens links to the originating regulator URL — full filing bodies are not redistributed from public surfaces (§4.5).
Filed at: Jun 25, 2026
Raw hash: 882d08322daa7c6dc3e671e49657adcb17b0a4324c1149fc68abe2768aa9a198

Linked disclosures

Regulatory filings (1) · sorted by filing gap

Reporting entitySanta Monica Community College District

Victim entitySanta Monica Community College District

Incidentdiscovered May 14, 2026

Stated responseImmediately launched an internal investigation

Complianceclock not assessable

Extraction provenanceno artifact recorded

Source provenanceoag.ca.gov