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followup: ACS Breach Warning Letter
From: security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>
Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2006 02:09:58 -0500 (EST)
Letter sent out to an unknown amount of ACS "customers" on Oct 26. Any typos are my own. -- State Directory of New Hires Operated by ACS [Customer Name] [Bar Code] [Customer Address] [Number] Dear [Customer First Name]: This letter is to inform you of an incident involving the theft of a computer that may contain your personal information. A password-protected computer was stolen from a secure facility operated by ACS State and Local Solutions, Inc. on behalf of the Colorado State Directory of New Hires (SDNH). Employers are required by law to report information to the SDNH regarding newly hired employees. Although you may reside in a state other than Colorado, your information was submitted through this channel. This information may include your name, address, and social security number. We believe it is important to notify you about this incident and to alert you to the possibility of your exposure to identity theft. In responding to the theft, ACS immediately notified law enforcement. Colorado law enforcement and ACS are vigorously investigating the theft to determine who was involved and to recover the information. As a precaution, we recommend you carefully review all credit cards and other financial account information. If you detect any unauthorized or suspicious activity in any of these accounts, you should contact your credit card company or other account issuer immediately. We further recommend that you obtain a credit report from one of the three credit bureaus -- Experian, Equifax or TransUnion. Additional information on how best to respond to a possible identity theft is available from the Federal Trade Commission at: http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/ and Colorado residents may also see: http://www.ago.state.co.us/idtheft/IDTheft.cfm. For your convenience, we are attaching general information about identity theft protection. ACS takes the protection of your personal information very seriously. We have established a toll-free number to assit with any questions. This number is 1-800-350-0399. We regret this incident occured. Very truly yours, [scribble] ACS Representative _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tracking more than 140 million compromised records in 465 incidents over 6 years.
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