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NY: Social Security loses a CD with personal info
From: kirniki <kirniki () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:53:19 -0500
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20407903&BRD=2731&PAG=461&dept_id=575596&rfi=6 A computer disc containing detailed personal information about 969 New Yorkers was lost by a Social Security Administration employee traveling to Queens from the Bronx back in late October. Three months later, on Jan. 22, the agency sent out letters to those people, explaining the situation and assuring them that officials have not seen any questionable activity that would lead them to believe anyone had found the disc and engaged in identity theft. The Queens Chronicle learned of the situation last Friday, when a copy of the letter was faxed to the paper’s office. Social Security spokesman John Shallman immediately confirmed its authenticity. The letter was signed by Regional Chief Administrative Law Judge Mark Sochaczewsky. “We apologize for any inconvenience or concern this incident may cause you,” Sochaczewsky said. The agency said it had reviewed the records of all 969 people “and found no inappropriate activity.” It also contracted with the credit monitoring agency Experian to offer each person up to three years of credit monitoring activity at no charge. [..] The disc was lost as the employee was going to the Queens Social Security hearing office, and the information on it included administrative decisions, medical evidence and internal agency documents containing the people’s names and Social Security numbers. _______________________________________________ Dataloss-discuss Mailing List (dataloss-discuss () datalossdb org) Archived at http://seclists.org/dataloss/ Get business, compliance, IT and security staff on the same page with CREDANT Technologies: The Shortcut Guide to Understanding Data Protection from Four Critical Perspectives. The eBook begins with considerations important to executives and business leaders. http://www.credant.com/campaigns/ebook-chpt-one-web.php
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