[Dataloss] Utah Division of Finance Reports Security Breach

[Paul Ferguson]

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I hadn't seen this one come across the list...

An all-too-familiar story.

Via The Desert Morning News.

[snip]

Computer files containing the personal information of approximately 500
individuals may have been accessed by unauthorized persons during a
security breach at the Utah Division of Finance.

However, Department of Administrative Services spokeswoman Vicki Schoenfeld
said in a press release an initial investigation indicates it is highly
unlikely the person who breached the computer system was able to access the
personal information. As a precautionary measure, the Department of
Administrative Services will make every effort to contact all individuals
whose personal information was potentially exposed, Schoenfeld said.

"We are now taking steps to determine the amount of information, if any,
that was accessed by unauthorized persons. Utah attorney general special
agents assigned to the Identity Theft Task Force are investigating this
matter," Schoenfeld said.

State computer systems withstand more than 100,000 potential attacks a day,
according to the press release. The state encourages individuals to be
proactive and visit the IRIS ID Theft information and reporting Web site,
www.idtheft.utah.gov, for precautionary information about preventing
identity theft.

[snip]

Link:
http://deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695261923,00.html

- - ferg

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