Computer hackers gained access to the California state government's computer systems in April and sensitive financial and personal information about as many as 265,000 state workers, officials said Friday. . . .
Computer hackers gained access to the California state government's computer systems in April and sensitive financial and personal information about as many as 265,000 state workers, officials said Friday.

The electronic assault on payroll and other records was discovered by the Sacramento Valley Hi Tech Task Force, which determined that none of the information has been used illegally so far.

Despite that, agents with the task force, which includes the Sacramento Sheriff's Department and the FBI, have launched an investigation into the security breach and are searching for the hackers, The Bee has learned.

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