[Dataloss] CTS: Thief Steals Tax Records

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http://www.wndu.com/news/headlines/5530966.html

Eight hundred people are in jeopardy of having their credit ruined, 
because thieves in the night stole their personal information from a 
Cassopolis tax preparer.

[...]


Kirstein owns CTS tax service on Highway M-62. Since 1985 she has 
been preparing returns for clients in Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, 
Elkhart, Ohio, Virginia, Illinois and Washington.

She believes someone knew her computer possessed valuable 
information. "I had money in here. I had checks and nothing was 
taken, just the computer," says Kirstein. "If it would only concern 
me, if it would only affect my life it would be fine, but this is 800 
people's lives. That's kind of sad. All their information is on 
there, bank accounts routing numbers, birthdays, social security 
numbers, addresses, everything is on there."

[...]

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