VA: Theft Of Laptop Imperils School Employees' Data

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.rocktownweekly.com/news_details.php?AID=16845&CHID=1

A BB&T Insurance laptop containing the personnel information of some 
Harrisonburg City Schools employees was stolen May 1, according to company 
officials.

The information came from employees enrolled in the system's dental plan, 
although the company does not know how many employees' information is on 
the computer.

The laptop, used by an outside sales representative to develop an 
insurance proposal for the school system, was stolen from a car in Ohio.

"It's a portion of the employees," said A.C. McGraw, BB&T's media 
relations manager, who added that several security methods are used for 
the laptops, including passwords. "The information contained names, dates 
of birth, Social Security numbers, and, in some cases, medical history."

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