Los Angeles police: personal data of thousands of officers stolen in breach
by Kari Paul in San Francisco from Technology | The Guardian on (#4M6M8)
More than 17,000 applicants also affected in breach of city's personnel department
The personal information of 2,500 Los Angeles police department officers and 17,500 people who had applied to join the force were exposed in a data breach, the department announced on Monday.
The department was informed of a potential breach of records held by the city's personnel department on 25 July, and it notified affected officers over the weekend.
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