State: Stolen laptop had private info on 3,000 local people

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http://www.kval.com/news/local/State-Stolen-laptop-had-private-info-on-3000-local-people-136106658.html

By KVAL News
Dec 22, 2011

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. - A laptop computer believed to be stolen from the Department 
of Human Services Gateway Center in Springfield contained private information 
for approximately 3,000 individuals.

DHS has notified involved individuals by e-mail and is notifying others through 
this media alert that they may be at risk for identity theft.

The computer contained private information for people who were fingerprinted at 
two DHS locations:

    * The Willamette Street office in Eugene between August 2008 and
      August 2010, and,

    * The Gateway Center in Springfield between August 2010 and
      December 2011.

This group of people may include DHS staff, volunteers, foster parents, 
adoptive placements, respite providers and in-home care providers. The computer 
did not contain private information for clients.

The computer had encryption and password protection, but there may still be a 
risk of identity theft.

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