Confirmed

LA County DPSS: employee accessed recipients’ data without business reason

Between January 2024 and May 2025, a County employee accessed personal information in electronic systems without a legitimate business reason, including names, case and CIN numbers, dates of birth, SSNs and public assistance benefit information.

Last updated: 2026-11-09

Overview

Discovered May 28, 2025 and confirmed by internal investigation May 7, 2026. No total is given. The first-disclosure date is the earliest public document confirmed (California AG posting); no 2025 public disclosure was found in other state AG lists, HHS or company notices checked.

Timeline

  1. Occurred
  2. Discovered
  3. Disclosed

Organization response

Per the notice, the organisation investigated and contained the incident, notified individuals and offered monitoring or protective resources.

What you can do

Verify notices through official channels, avoid links in unexpected messages, do not provide credentials, and review credit reports and statements.

Sources

  1. Sample consumer notice filed with California AG (Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services)California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General · 2026-11-09
  2. California AG data breach report: Los Angeles County Department of Public Social ServicesCalifornia Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General · 2026-11-09

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