Town of Culpeper, Virginia Exposes Taxpayers

Between March 27th and March 30th, taxpayer information of those who reside in Culpeper, Virginia was exposed and made public due to a vendor’s error. Even though the files were password-protected, they had been compromised.

Almost 8,000 town taxpayers may have been affected, and the town manager, Jeff Muzzy, has suggested that the taxpayers obtain a free credit report to monitor for unusual activity. You can do this at www.annualcreditreport.com or include it in a credit monitoring service for daily credit report monitoring.

An investigation is underway, and a letter has been sent to those who should be concerned. Residents should become vigilant in checking over their finances to make sure nothing is wrong.