Guam: Confidential client data stolen from firm

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

http://www.kuam.com/Global/story.asp?S=13163216

Confidential client data stolen from firm
Thursday, September 16, 2010 2:18 AM EST
by Nick Delgado

Guam - Advisors Unlimited controls at least $25 million in assets for 
their 1,000 clients.  And according to company president Frank Salas, 
their Hagatna office was burglarized on September 11.  Salas says several 
miscellaneous items were stolen, but the most important was an external 
hard drive containing confidential client information including financial 
and personal data.

The company is currently working with clients to protect them from being 
victims of identity theft.  He's advising his clients to contact their 
banks and credit card providers to inform them of the situation and have 
them place a fraudulent alert to prevent any possible misuse of their 
account. The incident has been reported to the Guam Police Department as 
well as the FBI.

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