Stolen Laptop Contained Insurance Customer Information

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

(a bit old, but we report 'em as we get 'em...)

A New York Life Insurance Company agent's laptop, which contained the 
private information of three New Hampshire customers, was stolen from his 
car through a smashed window on July 28.

A report was filed with South Orange police, and the New Hampshire 
Attorney General's Office was subsequently notified.

The agent hadn't installed encryption software on his laptop, which 
contained data including the name, date of birth, Social Security number, 
insurance policy number and policy information for the three affected 
customers. They were notified of the security breach in a letter and given 
instruction for enrolling in a credit monitoring service to be paid for by 
the insurance company.

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