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Personal Info From PA. Welfare Rolls Stolen
From: Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>
Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:50:35 -0600
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22119026/ Personal info from Pa. welfare rolls stolen Computer contained names, Social Security numbers of 86 people updated 6:39 p.m. CT, Wed., Dec. 5, 2007 HARRISBURG, Pa. - State officials said they have begun notifying 86 welfare recipients that a computer containing their personal information was stolen from an office in Philadelphia three weeks ago. The Department of Public Welfare began mailing letters Wednesday warning the recipients to take steps to protect themselves from identity theft, agency spokeswoman Anne Bale said. The theft occurred Nov. 13 when someone apparently broke through a locked trap door in the ceiling, Bale said. Welfare officials in Harrisburg were notified Tuesday, she said. Story continues below ?advertisement Bale said she did not know why it took three weeks for the department to find out or take action, and she said officials are looking into the matter. The computer, which is protected by a password, contained names and Social Security numbers of 14 clients and the names and addresses of 72 other clients, Bale said. _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tenable Network Security offers data leakage and compliance monitoring solutions for large and small networks. Scan your network and monitor your traffic to find the data needing protection before it leaks out! http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/compliance.shtml
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