UPDATE: This article has been updated to reflect a statement from the California DOJ admitting the data exposure was the result of an internal error.
Every California resident owning a concealed carry weapons permit just had their names, addresses, ages, and license types exposed following an attempted rollout of the state’s “2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal,” according to an official statement yesterday from the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. What’s more: a subsequent confirmation from the California Department of Justice makes it clear that the data leak was the result of an internal screwup, and not the fault of external bad actors.
