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Los Angeles County - Private data is at risk of theft
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:51:33 -0400 (EDT)
(If anyone has more information on the three events listed in the following story, please pass along?) http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4099829 Security breaches at three Los Angeles County agencies in recent months might have put hundreds of consumers' personal information at risk, officials said Wednesday. Laptop computers at an Adult Protective Services office in Burbank were stolen over the weekend, the laptop of a community and senior services employee was stolen two months ago and earlier this month a computer hacker in Germany broke into the Community Development Commission's computer system in Monterey Park, officials said. While no incidences of identity theft have been reported in connection with the cases, county Sheriff's Department officials on Wednesday urged residents and agencies to take even greater care in protecting vital information, noting that identity theft is now the fastest-growing form of consumer fraud, with more than 1 million Californians victimized so far this year. [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/errata/dataloss/
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