[Dataloss] Los Angeles County - Private data is at risk of theft

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(If anyone has more information on the three events listed in the 
following story, please pass along?)

http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_4099829

Security breaches at three Los Angeles County agencies in recent months 
might have put hundreds of consumers' personal information at risk, 
officials said Wednesday.

Laptop computers at an Adult Protective Services office in Burbank were 
stolen over the weekend, the laptop of a community and senior services 
employee was stolen two months ago and earlier this month a computer 
hacker in Germany broke into the Community Development Commission's 
computer system in Monterey Park, officials said.

While no incidences of identity theft have been reported in connection 
with the cases, county Sheriff's Department officials on Wednesday urged 
residents and agencies to take even greater care in protecting vital 
information, noting that identity theft is now the fastest-growing form of 
consumer fraud, with more than 1 million Californians victimized so far 
this year.

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