[Dataloss] NC DOT Security Breach Affects 25,000 Employees

[security curmudgeon]

Courtesy Fergie <fergdawg at netzero.net>

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Via WRAL.com (props, Pogo Was Right).

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A computer server holding the names and Social Security numbers of about 
25,000 North Carolina Department of Transportation employees, contractors 
and other state employees had a security breach, officials announced 
Friday.

The breach affects employees who were issued identification badges from 
1997 until 2006. Officials have no evidence that the personal information 
was accessed, according to the DOT.

People who used their employee identification number instead of their 
Social Security number are not at risk. The department is working to 
contact the affected individuals by mail, and the State Bureau of 
Investigation has also been notified.

Individuals who detect a problem with any of the personal information 
listed above should notify local law enforcement and contact one of the 
three credit bureaus to place a 90-day fraud alert on their credit report.

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More:
http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/1446009/