DAYTON, Ohio -- There is an updated on the state’s data theft scandal.

Letters have been sent to 500,000 Ohio taxpayers whose personal information may have been compromised.

The data was stolen when a computer device was left in a state intern’s car. The state has since then been dealing with a wave of confusion over the letters that were recently sent.

The letters are from the Ohio Department of Administrative Services and not the tax department or from Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland.

People like Bill Burnett, of Miamisburg, are upset that the data was compromised in the first place. He is even more upset that the letter asked him to send his personal information to a company in Texas for identity theft protection.

State authorities said they are getting calls from taxpayers, too, asking if the letter is for real or if it is a scam.

State officials said if the letter comes from the Department of Administrative Services, it real, and yes, they are advising people to send in an application for identity theft protection.

The company that the state is buying the service from is in Texas.