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24K Cremation Society of Pa. customers notified of possible loss of personal information
From: Destry Winant <destry () riskbasedsecurity com>
Date: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 08:00:34 -0500
https://www.pennlive.com/news/2019/03/24k-cremation-society-of-pa-customers-notified-of-possible-lost-computer-device-containing-personal-information.html The personal information of more than 24,000 clients of the Cremation Society of Pennsylvania may have been compromised. While officials do not believe any identities have actually been stolen, the organization’s corporate headquarters notified 24,168 people about the possible breach and is offering them free identity protection and credit monitoring services, officials say. According to a statement released by the company, a UPS package containing a computer data storage device was sent from a Cremation Society location to the corporate headquarters. A letter sent to customers indicates the package was sent on Feb. 12 and delivered two days later, but the device -- containing a database with names, addresses, telephone numbers and social security numbers and some email addresses – was missing. The letter states the package was likely damaged in transit or at a UPS facility. According to the statement, the society immediately filed a lost-article claim with UPS and launched an internal investigation, which is ongoing. If the device is found, it will be destroyed, following a UPS policy, according to the Cremation Society of Pennsylvania. “While we do not have any reason to believe the contents have been improperly accessed, acquired or misused, we have decided out of an abundance of caution to notify approximately 24,168 potentially impacted individuals in Pennsylvania and other states,” the company said in a statement. “We have the utmost respect for our client families and take this incident very seriously.” There is no word yet on whether or not the device has been found. _______________________________________________ BreachExchange mailing list sponsored by Risk Based Security BreachExchange () lists riskbasedsecurity com If you wish to Edit your membership or Unsubscribe you can do so at the following link: https://lists.riskbasedsecurity.com/listinfo/breachexchange
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