Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services Data Breach (2009)

According to court documents, Veronica Niko had access to the department’s LEADER computer system, which, as a receptionist, she was authorized to use to input applicants’ information for assistance requests. What she did, however, beginning in July 2009, was to access the system, take screenshots of applicants’ PII, and print out the screenshots for her husband, Thomas Marshall, who used the information to submit fraudulent tax returns.