BreachCensus

Stanford University

United States of America

Stanford University is an organisation in California. It appears on the Massachusetts Attorney General breach-notification register and the California Attorney General breach-notification register with 5 confirmed incidents (6 filings); the most recent notice was filed on March 11, 2024.

Data as of August 31, 2026.

Confirmed incident

Filed in CA and MA

The same incident was filed separately with 2 jurisdictions within a few days of each other (CA and MA) — shown here as one incident.

Occurred
May 12, 2023
Disclosed
March 11, 2024

Timeline

  1. March 11, 2024
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    MA AG breach notification: 98 Massachusetts residents affected

    source
  2. March 11, 2024
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

    source
What a California notice means

Required under Cal. Civ. Code §1798.82. A copy of the notification must be sent to the Attorney General when a single breach requires notifying more than 500 California residents.

Note: no affected-count is published on this register.

California breach-notification register ↗

What a Massachusetts notice means

Required under M.G.L. c. 93H. Notice to the Attorney General is required for a breach affecting any number of Massachusetts residents' personal information -- the statute sets no minimum count.

Note: the count is Massachusetts residents only, not a total.

Massachusetts breach-notification register ↗

Confirmed incident

US-MA

Disclosed
February 17, 2023

Timeline

  1. February 17, 2023
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    MA AG breach notification: 28 Massachusetts residents affected

    source
Confirmed incident

US-CA

Disclosed
December 22, 2017

Timeline

  1. December 22, 2017
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

    source
Confirmed incident

US-CA

Occurred
September 1, 2016
Disclosed
December 1, 2017

Timeline

  1. December 1, 2017
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

    source
Confirmed incident

US-CA

Disclosed
June 13, 2016

Timeline

  1. June 13, 2016
    Reported to regulator Regulator

    CA AG breach notification: an unknown number of California residents affected

    source