New Utah school district apologizes for lost employee data

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_12826223

Canyons School District officials are investigating the disappearance of a 
thumb drive that may have contained the personal information of more than 
6,000 current and recent employees.

The flash drive is believed to have contained employee addresses, phone 
numbers, dates of birth and Social Security numbers. A district-level 
worker was using it to transfer data for apparently "legitimate," 
job-related purposes, said district spokeswoman Jennifer Toomer-Cook. "At 
this point, we have no reason to believe the information was stolen or 
used to perpetuate fraud or identity theft."

As a precaution, district officials mailed letters to individuals whose 
information may be compromised, referring them to a state Web site for 
advice on requesting a 90-day fraud alert or credit freeze: 
http://idtheft.utah.gov

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