[privacy] VeriSign Experiences Laptop Theft, Security Breach

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via The Register.

[snip]

VeriSign has warned workers of the theft of a laptop that contained their
personal information.

The laptop was stolen from a car parked in the garage of a California
worker sometime on the night of 12 July. The laptop contained personal
information - name, Social Security number, date of birth, salary
information, telephone numbers, and home addresses - of an unknown number
of VeriSign employees. Bank account numbers or password information were
not stored on the machine.

Data on the machine was not encrypted, in contravention of VeriSign
policies, raising ID theft concerns. The unnamed worker involved has left
VeriSign while the web security firm has responded by promising to tighten
up its security policies.

[snip]

More:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/08/06/verisign_laptop_theft/

- - ferg

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