Humboldt County Office of Education Data Breach (2025): What Was Exposed & Free Credit Monitoring

✅ Official notice on file. Humboldt County Office of Education filed this data breach notice with the California Attorney General on May 13, 2025. Compare it with the letter you received: the official copy is linked below.

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Humboldt County Office of Education reported a data breach caused by unauthorized access to one or more employee email accounts. The information involved includes home address.

Key facts

Incident type Email account compromise
Data exposed Home address
Letter sent May 13, 2025
Reported to California AG May 13, 2025
Company helpline 1-833-998-8067

Free credit monitoring

Humboldt County Office of Education is offering 12 months of Cyberscout (TransUnion) at no cost to people who received the letter. Enroll at bfs.cyberscout.com/activate using the activation code printed on your letter.

What to do now

  1. Get your free credit reports at AnnualCreditReport.com and look for accounts you do not recognize.
  2. Call the Humboldt County Office of Education helpline at 1-833-998-8067 if you have questions about your letter.

Timeline

  • May 13, 2025 — Notification letters sent
  • May 13, 2025 — Breach reported to the California Attorney General

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Source: notification letter and filing submitted by Humboldt County Office of Education to the California Attorney General. BreachLetter is not affiliated with Humboldt County Office of Education. Details extracted from the official letter; always follow the instructions in your own copy.