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King County Sheriff's Department

King County Sheriff's Department Data Breach (2013)

King County Sheriff's Department

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Disclosed

March 1, 2013

4774 days ago

Records

2.3K

Confirmed

Root Cause

Physical Breach

Industry

Government

Description

Thousands of people are now vulnerable to identity theft, and it's all because of a stolen laptop. The information, which includes Social Security and drivers license numbers, was on a King County sheriff's office computer that was stolen from a detective. The laptop and a personal hard drive were full of case files, including personal information about thousands of crime victims, suspects, witnesses and even police officers. The laptop was stolen last March from the backseat of a detective's undercover pickup truck.