Jane Lerner reports: Former and current Nyack Hospital employees, as well as their spouses and children, are at risk of identity theft because a computer hard drive containing personal information was stolen from the hospital, officials said. Sensitive data, including names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers, were stored on a hard drive…
Category: Theft
Stolen USB stick contained police investigation details
Graham Cluley writes: Greater Manchester Police have warned that sensitive information about an ongoing criminal investigation was contained on a USB memory stick stolen from an officer’s home in Oldham, UK. The officer has been suspended, pending an investigation, and the matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the Information Commissioner….
Estée Lauder employees notified that their data were on stolen laptop
Another day, another stolen laptop with employee data. This time it’s New York-headquartered Estée Lauder. In a notification letter dated July 13 that omits important details, the firm’s lawyer writes that the company “recently learned” about the theft of a company-issued laptop that contained names and Social Security Numbers of current and former employees and…
UK: Confidential Kirklees Council files on computer stolen by burglars
Confidential files on 25 people were on a computer stolen from the home of a Kirklees Council employee. The laptop theft was one of several incidents in which private data was lost by the authority. The council also lost a paper file containing children’s social services information, it emerged in new details revealed by the…
Meridian Health workers’ personal data was on computer equipment stolen from employee’s home
APP.com reports that a burglary on June 25 at the home of a Meridian Health employee resulted in the loss of a laptop containing an unspecified amount of personal or sensitive employee data. Cavanaugh said he could not comment on how many employees were affected or whether the employee was authorized to bring the computer…
TX: Lumberton ISD employee’s laptop computer stolen
A stolen laptop in Hardin County is causing some concern. Lumberton Independent School District spokesperson Kathryne Colligan tells 12 News HD an employee’s laptop was taken from a car last week prompting the district to send out a notice to employees and students. Colligan says although the district does not believe sensitive information was on…