STATE OF CALIFORNIA

On June 26, 2025, the California Department of Child Support Services experienced a burglary at its premises. A locked drawer containing documents with personal information was forcibly accessed. The exposed data included names, addresses, Social Security numbers, income amounts, and employer names. The documents were not removed from the premises and are accounted for. The agency is strengthening security measures.

On January 14, 2025, the California Department of Child Support Services inadvertently emailed a document containing personal information to a personal email account. The data exposed included names, dates of birth, addresses, and government IDs (SSN, driver's license) for both adults and minor dependents. The agency is reviewing procedures to prevent recurrence.

County of Kings, State of California reported to HHS on 2022-01-21 a Hacking/IT Incident affecting 16590 individuals. Breached information located on Network Server. A misconfiguration on a public web server resulted in PHI (names, DOB, addresses, COVID-19 info) appearing on the Internet. The entity implemented safeguards and retrained staff.

The California Department of Child Support Services reported the loss of specialized computer storage devices containing personal information (names, SSNs, driver's licenses, health insurance IDs, employer info) for parents, caregivers, and children. The devices were in transit from IBM's facility in Colorado to California via Iron Mountain Inc. when they went missing on March 12, 2012. The department notified affected individuals, credit bureaus, and regulators, and is working with vendors to recover the devices.