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Confirmed breach

City of Foster City data breach

USUnited States

City of Foster City (United States) notified the California Attorney General of a data breach on 15 October 2026. The breach began on 28 February 2026, 229 days before it was reported.

Status
Confirmed breach
People affected
Not reported yet
Reported
15 October 2026
Breach began
28 February 2026
Time to tell
229 days

What was exposed

The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does.

Sources

If City of Foster City had your data

  1. Look for City of Foster City’s own notice or letter: it should say what of yours was involved. Keep it.
  2. The register’s list does not say what was exposed; the notice it links to (under Sources) usually does. If City of Foster City has a password of yours, change it now to be safe.
  3. Expect scams that use your details: calls, texts or emails pretending to be City of Foster City, your bank or the police. Never give codes or passwords, never approve a sign-in you did not start, never move money.

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Earlier breaches at City of Foster City

From the official registers’ and Have I Been Pwned’s full histories. A name match: check the notice to be sure it is the same company.

  1. California Attorney General

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