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Patient claims identity stolen after confidential files compromised at DC social services agency

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Dissent

Tisha Lewis reports:

After a security breach occurred at a Southeast D.C. contractor for the District’s Department of Behavioral Health, a patient is claiming his identity has been stolen.

His accusation comes a week after FOX 5 reported that a case worker at Inner City Family Services is alleged of hiring a complete stranger to do some of her work and emailing confidential files that contained personal information to her.

Read more on Fox5.


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