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City of Fullerton

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Severity

Medium

Discovered

Filed

May 5, 2020

To disclose

Affected

Not disclosed

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for City of Fullerton

The City of Fullerton disclosed that an internal data storage account was accessed by unauthorized users from approximately 2016 through June 21, 2019. The incident was initially triggered by the discovery of unauthorized posts on a public website containing confidential City information. While most affected individuals were notified in October 2019, this notice addresses a small number of unrecovered files that may have contained names, Social Security numbers, driver's license numbers, payment card information, medical/health information, and passport numbers. The City secured the account, engaged forensic investigators, and is offering identity monitoring services.

Incident timeline

Jan 1, 2016

Begins

May 5, 2020

Filed

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.