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California gun ownersand supporters have personal information about thousands of gun owners who have applied for a hidden carry permit due to a data breach within the state's Department of Justice. After being published, he said he was left "feared" in the last decade.
"We're absolutely scary," Sam Paredes, executive director of California gun owners, told KCRA3. ""
The California DOJ confirmed a data breach on Wednesday and began an investigation. The breach released personal information on people who were allowed or denied a hidden carry permit between 2011 and 2021, following an update of the state's firearms dashboard portal on Monday.
"Personal information of individuals who have been granted or denied concealment and portable weapons (CCW) permits between 2011 and 2021 based on the department's current investigation. Public information. Included name, date of birth, gender, race, driver's license number, address, and criminal history. DOJ stated in a statement.
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This breach reportedly did not disclose social security numbers or financial information. did. Reload first reported Tuesday's breach and found in the LA County database that there were about 420 reservists and 244 judges among those who leaked information.
"This is a disturbing situation," Sheriff Butte County Sheriff Kory Honey, chairman of the California Sheriffs Association, told KCRA3.
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"After all, I'm part of many law-abiding citizens," he said. "Now they have to worry about getting into the hands of malicious people and being used in ways that harm them."
Paredes told Fox News on Wednesday. "We are very incompetent, incredibly negligent, or willing to criminally leak information that he does not have the authority to leak," said Justice Secretary Rob Bonta. He said he should resign from the leak. ""
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"This is so terrible that I need to resign. He has harmed tens of thousands of citizens in California. That is unacceptable. "I'm sorry," continued Paredes.
The number of people who have seen personal information leaked is unknown, but some say it is in the hundreds of thousands. The California Rifle and Pistol Associationencourages people to involve state legislators in the investigation to ensure that "someone is held accountable."
"We have them write a letter to AG, requesting a complete investigation that requires someone to be held accountable, or someone to be held accountable, and what is at the root of this. Rick Travis, Attorney General of the California Rifle and Pistol Association, told KCRA3.
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta at a press conference in Sacramento, California, Tuesday, August 17, 2021.(AP Photo / Rich Pedroncelli)
Attorney General's Office Requested comments from Fox News Digital, which did not respond immediately, but Bonta said in a statement, "Unauthorized disclosure of this personal information is unacceptable."
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We have begun investigating how it happened. The California Department of Justice will take strong corrective actions as needed. The California Department of Justice has been entrusted with the protection of Californians and their data. We are aware that this can affect individuals whose information has been published. I was deeply anxious and angry, "he said.
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"Citizen's personal data, permit … These are the judges, law enforcement agencies, and victims of domestic violence who were able to obtain the permit, ”says Hockman, according to KTLA. .. This is one of the many major failures of the Attorney General and his office. The fact that they immediately tried to get rid of it did not eliminate the error. I hope there is an investigation by the Justice Department and Rob Bonta to find out how this happened and prevent it from happening again.
Fox News' Aubrie Spady contributed to this article.