[Dataloss] Personal Data Of Chicago Employees Stolen

[lyger]

(Please look for the following sentence: "However, the firm believes the 
risk of identity theft or misuse of the information is low, because the 
computer was protected by User ID and a complicated password, the release 
said."  Unbelievable. - lyger)

Courtesy PogoWasRight.org

http://www.wbbm780.com/pages/77513.php?contentType=4&contentId=198758

Thousands of city employees could be at risk of identity theft following 
the theft of a laptop computer from a city contractor, and a delay of more 
than a year in reporting the theft to the proper personnel within the 
company, according to a release from the Mayor.s office.

Nationwide Retirement Solutions, the provider of deferred compensation 
services for City of Chicago employees has notified the city that a laptop 
computer containing personal information about customers was stolen from 
the home of one of its employees, according to the release.

NRS, which has provided services for city employees since 2004, is 
notifying affected individuals by letter and offering free 
credit-monitoring service for a year, which includes $25,000 of identity 
theft insurance, according to the release.

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