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U.S. Workers Are on Alert After Breach of Data
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 00:15:09 -0600 (CST)
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/07/us/07breach.html By Ashley Southall The New York Times November 6, 2010 WASHINGTON -- Federal workers at the General Services Administration are on alert against identity theft after an employee sent the names and Social Security numbers of the agency’s entire staff to a private e-mail address. The agency, which manages federal property, employs more than 12,000 people. Officials apologized to employees for the incident in a letter dated Oct. 25 -- almost six weeks after the breach occurred. The agency said it had paid for employees to enroll in a one-year program to monitor their credit reports, along with up to $25,000 in identity theft insurance coverage. The letter was signed by Casey Coleman, the chief information officer, and Gail Lovelace, the agency’s senior privacy official. Neither returned calls or e-mails for comment. Sara Merriam, a spokeswoman for the agency, said in a statement on Wednesday: “Ensuring the security of employee data is no small challenge in large organizations. We will continue to evolve our protocols to protect the employee information entrusted to us.” [...]
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