You may have seen the news that broke yesterday about the security breach involving a contractor doing work for the Office of the Washington State Auditor (SAO). Some of the compromised data files may have contained personal information of Washington state residents who filed unemployment insurance claims in 2020.
For the latest details, check the links below.
If you think that your personal information might have
been involved in this breach, the SAO considering the following actions,
·
Consider obtaining a free copy of your
credit report.
·
Consider placing a fraud alert on your
credit report.
·
Consider place a credit freeze on your
credit file.
Office of the Washington State Auditor:
https://sao.wa.gov/breach2021/
The Herald:
https://www.heraldnet.com/northwest/data-breach-compromised-info-of-1-6m-who-sought-unemployment/
The Seattle times:
Federal Trade Commission:
https://www.identitytheft.gov/
https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0014-identity-theft
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