94,000 Los Angeles County Residents Exposed to Identity Theft
The Los Angeles County Office of the Department of Public Social Services announced today that it has sent letters to 94,000 county residents that they may have been exposed to identity theft. In January, documents containing their names, Social Security Numbers, addresses, phone numbers and medical information were left unattended in a parking garage at the agency.
The documents were discovered sitting next to a recycling bin at the agencies Exposition Park offices. They are believed to include everyone who used the agencies services at that office over the past three years.
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