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The names and Social Security numbers of all 64,000 Ohio state employees were stolen last weekend from a state agency intern who left a backup data storage device in his car, Gov. Ted Strickland said.
An additional review of data revealed that the storage device also held information on 53,797 participants enrolled in the state’s pharmacy benefits management program, as well as names and Social Security numbers of about 75,532 dependents, the governor’s office confirmed Saturday. Strickland has asked Ohio Inspector General Tom Charles to investigate.
More information about the incident can be found on the Ohio State Government website. Free credit monitoring will be provided to those affected by this breach through Debix Identity Protection Network.
[Washington Post]
Written by MCruz on June 17th, 2007 with no comments.
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The tapes went missing in transit from a contractor’s vehicle on Feb. 23 near the intersection of Interstate 287 and 684 — just a few miles south of IBM’s Armonk, New York, headquarters, said IBM spokesman Fred McNeese. “We’ve investigated the incident and concluded that the tape loss was inadvertent.”
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The tapes contained sensitive information including dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and addresses of current and former IBM employees. The majority of information was related to ex-IBMers, McNeese said.
IBM is currently offering one year’s worth of credit monitoring service to those affected by this incident. There were a few tapes that were not encrypted.
[InfoWorld]
Written by MCruz on May 16th, 2007 with no comments.
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Hackers gained access to 22,396 names and Social Security numbers, the University of Missouri announced Tuesday.
The names and Social Security numbers belong to people who were employed anywhere in the entire University of Missouri system in 2004, and only affects those employees who were also current or former students at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
The hackers were traced to IP addresses in China and Australia. Anyone who may be affected by this incident may call the school at 866-241-5619 or 573-884-7222. There is also a university website where more information is posted. It appears that it is up to the individual to closely monitor their own credit and setup fraud alerts.
[KSDK]
Written by MCruz on May 8th, 2007 with no comments.
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Caterpillar Inc. said late Friday that a laptop computer containing personal data on employees was stolen from a benefits consultant that works with the company.
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[Spokesman] declined to say how many employees were affected. He said the majority are based in the U.S. and letters have been sent to notify them. Dunn said a call center is being established to take their inquiries.
[Forbes]
Update: The laptop was stolen from an Atlanta area repair shop on April 5th. The number for the Caterpillar call center is 800-699-8978 (M-F, 7am to 7 pm).
Written by MCruz on April 28th, 2007 with 3 comments.
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Specialty retailer The Neiman Marcus Group Inc. yesterday sent letters to nearly 160,000 current and former employees to tell them of a potential breach involving their personal data.
The letters were prompted by the theft of “computer equipment” from a third-party pension plan consultant working for the retailer. The equipment held the data now potentially at risk.
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The data was contained in a file on the stolen equipment and included names, dates of birth, addresses, Social Security numbers, and salary and other information.
[Computerworld]
Written by MCruz on April 25th, 2007 with no comments.
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Ohio State University said Tuesday that personal data of 14,094 existing and former faculty and staff members had been stolen by what appears to be computer hackers overseas.
Hackers penetrated a firewall protecting a network at the school’s Office of Research sometime between March 31 and April 1. The network contained the Social Security numbers, employee identification numbers and birth dates of 190,000 university employees, OSU spokesman Jim Lynch said.
Anyone concerned about this incident can call the special hotline Ohio State established at: 1-866-515-9332. The school will be offering a year’s worth of credit protection via Equifax. More information about this breach can be found at the OSU’s Identity Alert Home Page.
[MSN Money]
Written by MCruz on April 17th, 2007 with no comments.
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