The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (DPH) has revealed a data breach affecting over 200,000 individuals. An attacker gained login credentials after a phishing operation targeted 53 DPH workers. The breach occurred between February 19-20, 2024, and exposed personal, health and financial data. Though the exact scale of the breach is unclear, impacted individuals are receiving free identity monitoring for a year from Kroll while the DPH improves its security procedures.

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