Thief Makes off with NYC Retirees' Information

By Alex Drake on August 23, 2007 9:02 AM | | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

The personal financial data of almost 300,000 New York City retirees could be in the hands of identity thieves after a laptop was stolen from a midtown Manhattan restaurant.

The computer belonged to a private consultant working for the City's Financial Information Services Agency.

The information possibly included the names, addresses, Social Security numbers and pension amounts.

There is potentially some good news for affected retires. It is believed that the sensitive information on the computer may have been encrypted. This has yet to be confirmed.

Source: "Laptop stolen containing city retirees' data," Aug. 23, New York Daily News.

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