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December 13, 2012 11:54 pm GMT

California Accidentally Posts 14,000 Social Security Numbers


California's Medicaid health-assistance program, Medi-Cal, told customers this week that it had accidentally published the Social Security numbers of 14,000 individuals affiliated with the program.

The highly personal information, which also included names, care information and home addresses, remained up on a government site for at least nine days before it was removed on Nov. 14, Kaspersky's Threatpost blog reported.

The leaked data affects In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) providers in 25 California counties, Sacramento's KCRA-TV reported.

California law obliges state agencies to notify affected residents when data breaches occur. If the breach impacts more than 500 Californians…
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