Laura Militana reports: The first work session for Algood’s new mayor and council member turned out to be a busy one as council members discussed a troubling discovery. More than a month ago, Mayor Scott Bilbrey informed city administrator Keith Morrison about a potential problem involving identity theft, compromising the personal information of the city’s…
Category: Theft
Unencrypted laptop stolen from Community Technology Alliance
Adam Greenberg reports: California-based Community Technology Alliance (CTA) is notifying more than a thousand individuals that their personal information – including Social Security numbers – was on an unencrypted, password protected laptop that was stolen. How many victims? 1,177, Jen Padgett, CEO of CTA, told SCMagazine.com in a Friday email correspondence. What type of personal information? Names and Social…
Major security breach at Dominica Registry
The Dominican reports: Police in Dominica are reporting a major security breach at Dominica’s Central Registry Office with the disappearance of the keys to the institution’s offices. The keys disappeared seemingly into thin air from the Headquarters of the Police Force where it was been held for safe keeping. Chief Registrar Ossie Walsh told the local…
UIL Holdings notifies customers after laptop stolen from vendor’s employee
UIL Holdings in Connecticut is notifying customers of a breach involving one of their vendors. The contractor is not named in their notification letter of September 30, which begins: We are writing to inform you of an incident that involved your personal information. On or about September 13, 2014, a thief stole a laptop computer…
IL: Students’ personal info compromised when teacher’s backpack stolen in suburbs
WGN reports: A teacher’s backpack at an elementary school in suburban Hoffman Estates was stolen last week and one of the items now missing contains personal information about all the students and more. The pack, known as a “crisis backpack,” has won awards and was developed by the Hoffman Estates Fire Dept to use in…
Pacific Biosciences of California notifying employees of breach
Pacific Biosciences of California is notifying employees and dependents after a laptop with personal information was stolen from an employee’s home. The theft occurred on September 16. In a letter to those affected, Natalie Welch, Senior Director of Human Resources, writes that the personal information involved included names, contact information, birthdates, Social Security numbers, direct…