Anxiety was high Friday in state, county and city offices after hackers released lists of dozens of government email addresses in California that were used to access the Ashley Madison online dating site for married people.
Los Angeles County officials launched an investigation after 19 county email addresses were found on the list. Officials in Sacramento warned state workers of possible consequences after nearly 50 state government email addresses were also included.
"Any misuse of state resources is a concern and is taken seriously and investigated accordingly," said Lynda Gledhill, a spokeswoman for the state Government Operations Agency.