Citing our reporting, lawmakers passed a bill that will force the Employment Development Department to stop putting people at risk of identity theft by mailing full Social Security numbers, a practice that is already against the law.
Following reports of wide-spread mail fraud, there are new concerns that the Employment Development Department is putting millions at risk of identity theft by mailing full social security numbers (SSN) on unemployment documents, in violation of state law.
Recently, Citadel Servicing Corporation d/b/a Acra Lending confirmed that an unauthorized party gained access to certain company email accounts, resulting in the sensitive information.
Recently, LFI Ft. Pierce, Inc., also known as Labor Finders, announced that the company experienced a data security incident resulting in as many as 8,677 individuals’ sensitive.