On July 18, 2024, The City of Columbus, Ohio discovered that its network had been subject to unauthorized activity and began investigating. The City of Columbus finished its investigation on and determined that its employees and/or consumers’ personal information may have been compromised, including:
- Name
- Bank account information
- Social Security number
- Address
The City of Columbus notified the current and former employees and/or customers whose personal information was compromised on October 7, 2024. If you’ve received notice from The City of Columbus that your personal information was compromised, consider doing certain things to protect your personal information:
- Change your passwords and security information for online accounts;
- Review your account statements for unauthorized activity;
- Monitor your credit reports for signs of identity theft;
- Contact the credit bureaus to request a temporary fraud alert;
- Carefully review the notice you received from The City of Columbus;
- Keep a copy of the notice for your records; and
- Enroll in the identity theft and credit monitoring services offered in the notice from The City of Columbus.
For more information on the options available to you following a data breach, email us at info@mselaborlaw.com, or call (202) 833-8855 to set up a free consultation with one of our attorneys, or click the Contact Us form in the menu header above.
