Entries tagged with “Government” from Identity Lock Box

In Massachusetts the Divisions of Professional Licensure and Health Professions Licensure sent out information to marketing firms and other businesses containing the personal data, including Social Security numbers, of 450,000 licensed professionals.

The Division of Professional Licensure notified both the secretary of state and the office of the attorney general about the breach, and has begun notifying all affected individuals.

Affected individuals include engineers, nursing home administrators, certified public accountants and other professionals.

Individuals who feel they may have been affected can contact the Division of Professional Licensure.

Thieves stole two computers from the Pennsylvania Public Welfare Agency that contained the personal records of people who receive medial assistance benefits for the treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems. The information stored on the computers included the names and Social Security numbers of people receiving benefits.

The department of Public Welfare has begun the process of notifying close to 375,000 people who receive benefits and who could potentially be affected by the thefts. The department is notifying patients of the steps they can take to avoid and identify identity theft.

Source: "Computers stolen from Pa. public-welfare agency had consumer info," Sept. 11, Associated Press.

The personal information of 106,000 Connecticut state taxpayers was put at risk when a laptop was stolen from the state's Department of Revenue Services. The laptop contained the names and Social Security numbers of 10% of the state's taxpayers.

The Department of Revenue Services has set up a toll-free number for victims and the state plans to launch a section on their web site for taxpayers to determine if they are affected by the theft. The web site will also attempt to educate victims on how to alert the three major credit reporting agencies.

If you believe you may have been affected by this incident please contact the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services or go to http://www.ct.gov/drs

A small computer drive containing Social Security numbers and personal information about every Army National Guard soldier in Idaho was stolen.

The device containing information on aproximately 3,400 soldiers was stolen Monday night out of a soldier's car.

Affected National Guard members are being notified by phone and mail.

"You name it, it was on there," Dowling said of the USB drive.

On Tuesday evening the guard activated a phone tree normally used for natural disasters or state emergencies to contact all the soldiers.

Last year, Veterans Affairs lost data on 26.5 million veterans when computer equipment was stolen in Maryland. In January, a VA hospital in Birmingham, Ala., lost sensitive data on more than 1.5 million people when a hard drive vanished.


www.idahoarmyguard.org