Raoul and other officials have been complaining for months about fraudulent claims for benefits filed with the Illinois Department of Employment Security. His office didn’t immediately have a reply to how far any investigations have proceeded. But there are indications that sophisticated hacking operations are behind the claims, and the number now has risen to more than 350,000, according to the state.
The fraud “can likely be attributed to large corporate data breaches and is not the result of any state system breaches,” said a joint statement from Raoul and the FBI. “These breaches compromised personal information including Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers, names, dates of birth, credit card numbers and addresses” enough to allow an impostor to file for a check.
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Only three new state laws take effect in 2021, plus minimum wage goes up again A new Illinois law caps out-of-pocket insulin costs at $100 per month for all patients using a state-regulated insurance plan. Associated Press, 2019 Megan Blair, a 27-year-old diabetes patient from Harristown, talks about her struggle to keep up with the rising cost of insulin during a news conference in 2019. Democratic state Reps. Sue Scherer, from left, and Stefanie Kifowit and Sen. Andy Manar were among the sponsors of a law taking effect New Year s Day that caps out-of-pocket costs for insulin at $100 for a 30-day supply. Peter Hancock/Capitol News Illinois