Phishing attack hits L.A. County public health agency, jeopardizing 200,000-plus residents' personal info

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Phishing attack hits L.A. County public health agency, jeopardizing 200,000-plus residents' personal info
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The personal information of more than 200,000 people in Los Angeles County was potentially exposed after a hacker used a phishing email to steal login credentials.

The personal information of more than 200,000 people in Los Angeles County was potentially exposed after a hacker used a phishing email to steal the login credentials of 53 public health employees, the county announced Friday.

It is not clear when officials became aware of the incursion. A department spokesperson did not immediately provide answers to emailed questions on Friday. In response, officials said they have disabled the impacted email accounts, reset devices, blocked websites that were identified as being part of the phishing campaign and quarantined all suspicious incoming emails.

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