Morning Press: ESD data breach; vaccine appointment issues; fireworks ban repealed
Published: February 6, 2021, 6:00am
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SEATTLE A data breach may have exposed the personal information of 1.6 million residents who filed for unemployment last year, as well as other information from state agencies and local governments, Washington state Auditor Pat McCarthy said Monday.
The breach involved third-party software used by the auditor’s office to transmit files. It came as the Auditor’s Office is investigating how the state Employment Security Department lost hundreds of millions of dollars to fraudsters, including a Nigerian crime ring, who rushed to cash in on sweetened pandemic-related benefits by filing fake unemployment claims.
Vaccine appointments in Clark County prove vexing
Difficulty scheduling shots angers residents
Published: February 1, 2021, 5:05pm
Share: Israel De La Cruz of the National Guard helps direct motorists as they prepare to get their COVID-19 vaccine at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds on Tuesday morning, January 26, 2021. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Clark County residents continue to struggle with the online system for making COVID-19 vaccination appointments at the Clark County Event Center at the Fairgrounds in Ridgefield.
On Sunday afternoon, a new batch of appointments became available online, but dozens of residents said they were kicked out of the appointment portal or experienced the website crashing, according to emails and calls The Columbian received, as well as a Monday community briefing hosted by Clark County Public Health.
After more than 10,000 people got COVID-19 vaccines at Washington s mass vaccination sites this week, more appointments are available for the upcoming week.