WASHINGTON STATE AUDITOR’S OFFICE – Security Breach

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:

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/personal-data-of-1-6-million-washington-unemployment-claimants-exposed-in-hack-of-state-auditor/

 

Federal Trade Commission:

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/

https://www.identitytheft.gov/

https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/features/feature-0014-identity-theft