Re: Personal Data Of Chicago Employees Stolen

[Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>]

 From another source
http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/news/politics/15419930.htm
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While the theft was reported to local police and the company, an 
internal communications problem kept the company's team that 
investigates stolen computers from finding out about it until this July, 
according to the city.
...

lyger wrote:
> (Please look for the following sentence: "However, the firm believes the 
> risk of identity theft or misuse of the information is low, because the 
> computer was protected by User ID and a complicated password, the release 
> said."  Unbelievable. - lyger)
>
> Courtesy PogoWasRight.org
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> http://www.wbbm780.com/pages/77513.php?contentType=4&contentId=198758
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> Thousands of city employees could be at risk of identity theft following 
> the theft of a laptop computer from a city contractor, and a delay of more 
> than a year in reporting the theft to the proper personnel within the 
> company, according to a release from the Mayor.s office.
>
> Nationwide Retirement Solutions, the provider of deferred compensation 
> services for City of Chicago employees has notified the city that a laptop 
> computer containing personal information about customers was stolen from 
> the home of one of its employees, according to the release.
>
> NRS, which has provided services for city employees since 2004, is 
> notifying affected individuals by letter and offering free 
> credit-monitoring service for a year, which includes $25,000 of identity 
> theft insurance, according to the release.
>
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