Panasonic UK has signed an Undertaking with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) following the theft of an unencrypted laptop containing personal data relating to people who had attended a hospitality event run by a third party company on Panasonic’s behalf. The incident is a good reminder that your contracts with business associates or vendors need…
Category: Theft
Petrochem notifies employees of stolen laptop containing their Social Security numbers
Vallejo-based Petrochem is notifying employees that a laptop with their personal information was stolen from a fellow employee’s car on July 18: On the evening of July 18, 2013, an unknown person broke into the locked car of a Petrochem employee and took a laptop computer, various documents and other items. Stored on the stolen laptop…
The New Teacher Project notifies employees after laptop stolen from office
A laptop with unencrypted names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and employee ID numbers of current and former employees was stolen from the Brooklyn, New York office of The New Teacher Project the weekend of July 27-28. Notifications to those affected with offers of free credit monitoring are going out about now. Of note,…
Clark & Anderson accounting firm notifies thousands after unencrypted backup drive stolen from employee’s car
A Maryland accounting firm had to notify 2,906 Maryland residents after an unencrypted backup drive was stolen from an employee’s car at his home. The theft occurred on August 4, but Clark & Anderson, P.A. didn’t learn of it until August 8. In a letter dated August 30 to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, they…
One year after data theft, Primedia (RentPath) employees and applicants notified of breach
I could have sworn I had posted something about the Primedia (formerly RentPath) breach, but maybe I just tweeted it and forgot to blog it. Thankfully, Jeff Goldman of eSecurity Planet provided a preliminary media report in June. This blog post incorporates an update to the incident. Back in May, attorneys for Primedia notified at…
PA: Investigation launched into missing N. Franklin records
Scott Beveridge reports: North Franklin Township police are investigating the disappearance of records from the township building, some of them dating back to 2008. Township supervising Chairman Alex Migyanko said it appears the records, including planning commission and personnel files, appear to have been stolen earlier this year. Read more on the Observer-Reporter.