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In-Home Support Services, state of California Dept. of Social Services

No. of records exposed: Personal information on 701,000 individuals receiving home care, which was in unencrypted microfiche form mailed by a HP processing facility to the State Compensation Insurance Fund, but the package was damaged in transit in May and some information found missing.

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