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PA: Data breach affects hundreds of Pa. welfare benefit recipients
From: "Michael Hill, CITRMS" <mhill () idtexperts com>
Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2008 09:07:18 -0400
http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2008/08/data_breach_affects_hundreds_o.html Letters were mailed Monday by the state Department of Public Welfare informing welfare clients that their personal information was breached last week. Paper jams in a state Department of General Services mail inserter caused 2,845 benefit renewal packets to go to the wrong Pennsylvania welfare client's home. Nearly half of them included the intended recipients' Social Security numbers. The department placed a 90-day fraud alert on the credit reports of people whose Social Security numbers were shared through the mistake. "We're taking it very seriously," said Anne Rung, deputy secretary for administration and procurement for General Services. Michael Hill Certified Identity Theft Risk Management Specialist www.idtheft101.net 404-216-3751 INFORMATION SECURITY | RISK MANAGEMENT | COMPLIANCE | FORENSICS | TRAINING "If You Think You're Not At Risk, Think Again!" NOTICE: This email and any attachment to it is confidential and protected by law and intended for the use of the individual(s) or entity named on the email. This information and all email information from the sender is not legal advice nor legal representation and should not be construed as legal advice nor legal representation. Check with your attorney in your State for legal advice. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or distribution of this communication is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender via return email and delete it completely from your email system. If you have printed a copy of the email, please destroy it immediately.
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