Abraham Jewett  |  June 30, 2022

Category: Data Breach

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California Concealed Carry Data Breach overview: 

  • Who: California residents with concealed carry weapon permits had their personal information exposed in a data breach during the state Department of Justice’s unveiling of its “2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal.” 
  • Why: The data breach exposed the personal information of concealed carry weapon holders, including their names, address, age, and license type, among other things. 
  • Where: The data breach affects concealed carry weapon holders across California. 

The personal information of California residents with concealed carry weapon permits has been exposed following a data breach of the state’s Department of Justice (DOJ), authorities revealed on Tuesday. 

The data breach was reported by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office—which says it was informed of the breach by the California State Sherriff’s Association—and occurred as the California DOJ unveiled its “2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal,” reports NBC News

This public site allows access to certain information, however, personal information of Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) permit holders is not supposed to be visible,” the sheriff’s office said. 

Personal information such as the name, address, age, license type, and Criminal Identification Index number was exposed in the data breach, according to the sheriff’s office. 

California DOJ Takes Down Dashboard Site After Data Breach

The State Attorney General’s Office has stated it is working with urgency to determine the scope of the breach,” the sheriff’s office said. “It plans to contact CCW holders directly to advise them of the breach and will institute a program to reduce any harm or damages to CCW holders that resulted from the breach.” 

The California DOJ took down the dashboard site and links related to it in the wake of the data breach, according to the sheriff’s office. 

The sheriffs office said it is “unknown” how long the personal information of the concealed carry permit holders was accessible. 

A class action lawsuit arguing that 18-year-olds should be able to purchase handguns was filed earlier this month against the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, its acting director Marvin Richardson and U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland. 

The individual behind the class action lawsuit claims the federal government is violating the Second and Fifth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution by not allowing citizens who are under the age of 21 to purchase handguns from firearms dealers who are federally licensed.  

Was your personal information exposed in the California DOJ data breach? Let us know in the comments! 


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26 thoughts onData breach exposes personal information of concealed carry permit holders

  1. Jeffrey John Burk says:

    Please add me to the CCW Class Action Lawsuit,Jeffrey burk

  2. Kalisala Tapafua Ahmed says:

    Please add me

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