[Dataloss] Aflac clients' data stolen

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Courtesy PogoWasRight.org

http://www.charleston.net/assets/webPages/departmental/news/Stories.aspx?section=business&tableId=103737&pubDate=8/22/2006

Insurance giant Aflac said Monday that a laptop computer containing 
personal information on hundreds of customers was stolen from an agent's 
car in the Greenville area.

The computer contained names, addresses, Social Security numbers and birth 
dates of 612 policy holders, said spokeswoman Laura Kane.

After the theft was reported, the Columbus, Ga.-based company notified all 
affected customers in a letter dated Aug. 11.

Kane said the insurer, also known as American Family Life Assurance Co., 
believes the computer was taken by an opportunistic thief, not someone who 
was after the data on it.

The information is protected by a password, she said. Also, the computer 
is equipped with tracking software that will alert officials when the 
computer is connected to the Internet.

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