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PhysicalProfessional ServicesProfessional ServicesTheftCustomer Data InvolvedIdentity (basic)Government IDPHIHealth (basic)MediumContained

Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Aug 12, 2013

Filed

Oct 11, 2013

To disclose

9 weeks

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

65%
Full breach record for Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County

Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County reported that ten laptops containing personal information were stolen during a burglary on August 12, 2013. The stolen devices contained names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and medical/health information of clients. The organization notified affected individuals on October 10, 2013, and recommended fraud alerts and credit monitoring.

California clockDiscovered Aug 12, 2013Notified Oct 10, 201359d CA 60-day OK9 weeks discovery → filing

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 9 weeks / 60 days

Aug 12, 2013

Begins

Aug 12, 2013

Discovered

Oct 11, 2013

Filed

vs. sector median

10 wks faster

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.ConfirmedView incident

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.