[privacy] Massachusetts Workers Comp Data Stolen

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via The Boston Globe (props, Pogo Was Right).

[snip]

A former state contractor allegedly accessed a workers' compensation
database to steal personal information and fraudulently obtain credit, the
Department of Industrial Accidents announced today.

The agency said up to 1,200 people who had submitted workers' compensation
claims to the state -- and their Social Security numbers -- may have been
compromised, although officials have evidence that only three people had
their personal information used improperly.

The worker, who was not immediately identified, was fired, arrested and
charged with identity fraud. Law enforcement officials notified the agency
of the alleged breach.

[snip]

More:
http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2007/02/workers_comp_da.html

- - ferg

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