D.C. Workers’ Personal Data Missing
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A laptop computer was stolen from the home of an employee of ING U.S. Financial. The unprotected laptop contained unencrypted personal information belonging to 13,000 workers and retirees.
ING, which administers the District’s retirement plan, known as DCPlus, notified the city about the theft late Friday.
The company is mailing a letter to all affected account holders to alert them to the risk of someone using the information to commit identity theft, spokeswoman Caroline Campbell said. The company is also telling customers that it will set up and pay for a year of credit monitoring and identity fraud protection.
Source: Washington Post Thanks to Viv for the news tip!
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Written by MCruz on June 18th, 2006 with
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