[Dataloss] MT: Bank notifies customers of laptop theft

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http://www.paradisepost.com/ci_7379845

A laptop with customers' personal information including names, addresses, 
social security numbers and bank account numbers was stolen from Butte 
Community Bank sometime in October.

A notice form the bank dated Oct. 24 was sent to customers whose personal 
information was believed to be on the laptop. The notice states the laptop 
was stolen earlier that month. Customers including The Post, did not 
receive notification until the first week in November. According to the 
notice the data on the stolen laptop was protected by a password intended 
to prevent unauthorized individuals from accessing the private 
information.

The circumstances of the theft suggested the thief was interested only in 
the laptop and not the bank's information, according to the bank's notice. 
A concerned customer and Post employee Katie Stecher said she received the 
notice this weekend. She called the bank with concerns regarding the 
safety of her account.

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