Tag: Fraud

Government
EBT chip card

San Diego County EBT Theft Drops 84% After State Issues Chip Card

Jan. 22, 2026 | 9:29 AM

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Enhanced security measures and new chips have led to an 84% reduction in electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card thefts effecting San Diego County’s CalFresh, CalWORKs and General Relief recipients. 

Consumer

Protect Yourself After Equifax Hack

Sep. 14, 2017 | 11:01 AM

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The San Diego District Attorney’s Office warned consumers today to consider taking steps to protect their personal identifying information in the wake of a recent data breach at one of the large credit bureaus in the United States, Equifax. Cybercriminals stole 143 million credit records in the recent hacking scandal at the big-three credit bureau.