Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services Data Breach (2011)
Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services
lowVERIS
Disclosed
January 1, 2011
5564 days ago
Records
132
Confirmed
Root Cause
Insider Threat
Industry
Government
Description
A dishonest employee pleaded guilty to using a Los Angeles County computer system to file fraudulent tax refunds. The fraudulent activity occurred between July 2009 and the 2011 tax year. The IRS found 44 pages of screen prints with the information of 132 assistance participants in the employee's home. The employee, her spouse, and three others were indicted in January of 2012.