Protection extended for Utah data breach victims

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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Victims of a massive Utah health department data breach are getting another year of identity theft protection.

Health department ombudsman Sheila Walsh-McDonald says state lawmakers approved $1 million to extend credit monitoring for a second year. She says the department also used $300,000 to create a privacy and security office to strengthen data security procedures.

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