Sircar also did not provide further details on the incident or the number of people whose information might have been exposed. According to the Chronicle, though, several California business and political leaders were among those affected by the breach, including Byron Pollitt, CFO of San Francisco's Gap Inc., and Anne Gust, wife of California Attorney General Jerry Brown.

The Indian consulate in San Francisco handles visa applications from 14 states, including California, Arizona, Nevada, Alaska and Hawaii.