BBC reports: Northern Ireland’s Department of Justice has been fined £185,000 for auctioning off a filing cabinet that contained personal information about victims of a terrorist attack. The locked cabinet was one of 59 sold off by the Compensation Agency in 2012. When the buyer forced it open, they found it contained documents about injuries…
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Freeman Company notifying employees after W-2 mail mix-up
Yes, it’s that time of the year again, and this week’s tax records mailing error report concerns Freeman Company in Texas. Freeman uses ADP to prepare their W-2’s, and ADP, in turn, contracts with a mailing firm. In this case, the unnamed mailing vendor had a glitch with their technology that resulted in incorrect barcodes…
CT: State to offer credit guard for 1099 error
Jesse Buchanan reports: Rebecca D’Angelo, of Meriden, opened a tax form she received from the state on Saturday only to find someone else’s name, address and Social Security number on the bottom of the page. “My intention is to cut the bottom of the form and mail it to its rightful owner with a note,”…
Norwalk, OH: No one in trouble for SSN debacle
Scott Seitz reports: Norwalk officials reported Monday no one will face discipline involving the release of residents’ Social Security numbers during a postcard mailing last week. The cards originally were mailed to provide residents access to 2013 Norwalk municipal income tax forms. Diane Eschen, finance director, said the city provided Shamrock, the firm which processed…
Norwalk, Ohio Mayor: Sorry about the SSN on postcards
Tom Jackson reports: Norwalk’s mayor says city officials regret mailing out thousands of postcards that list the Social Security numbers of local taxpayers. City officials have asked the recipients to destroy the cards, and they’ve already mailed out substitute cards that omit the sensitive numbers. “Obviously, we’re very sorry and we wish it had never happened,”…
Documents found in dumpster; personal information exposed
Kristine Harrington reports from Globe, Arizona: The search is on for the person who dumped piles of personal information in a public recycling bin in Globe. The documents are sensitive, and include court paperwork containing names, case numbers, and other confidential details. The woman who came across the papers prefers to remain anonymous. She came…