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DentaQuest notifies local families of possible fraud
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2010 03:44:27 -0500 (CDT)
http://www.clevelandbanner.com/view/full_story/8389835/article-DentaQuest-notifies-local-families-of-possible-fraud By Rick Norton Associate Editor Cleveland Daily Banner July 6, 2010 A dental benefits manager for multiple government programs in the U.S. has declined to identify the number of Bradley County families potentially impacted by the theft of a contracted employee's laptop computer containing confidential information like client names and Social Security Numbers. In a statement datelined out of Nashville, DentaQuest reported the laptop theft occurred March 20 in Chicago and was informed of the incident April 1. The company offered no explanation for the 12-day notification delay. DentaQuest reported the laptop contained a database which held the personal information of approximately 76,000 clients. The contractor advised most of the data is not considered sensitive, but the device did contain the first names, last names and Social Security Numbers of about 21,000 individuals. Some 10,500 are Tennessee residents. In Tennessee, DentaQuest provides dental benefits coverage for TennCare and CoverKids. [...] _________________________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA 2010, hosted at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada July 24-29th, offering over 60 training sessions and 11 tracks of Briefings from security industry elite. To sign up visit http://www.blackhat.com
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