[Dataloss] California: State workers warned about missing personal data
lyger
lyger at attrition.org
Fri Aug 18 18:10:02 EDT 2006
Courtesy pogowasright.org
http://sacramento.bizjournals.com/sacramento/stories/2006/08/14/daily44.html
Sacramento Business Journal - 10:18 AM PDT Friday
A computer tape containing the names, mailing addresses and Social
Security numbers of 9,468 employees at the California Department of Mental
Health cannot be located, director Stephen Mayberg said late Thursday.
Department officials do not believe employees' personal information has
been accessed because specific equipment is needed to read the computer
tape, Mayberg said. However, as soon as the department learned that the
tape could not be located, officials decided to notify employees and offer
ways for them to protect their personal information.
An e-mail sent out Thursday night suggests that workers protect themselves
from the possibility of identity theft by placing a fraud alert on their
credit files with the major credit reporting services, Experian, Equifax,
Trans Union. A similar letter will also be mailed to all department
employees.
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