Computer Tapes with over 20,000 Social Security Numbers Lost
July 27th, 2008 by Agent Smith Data Loss, Data Theft, IT security, endpoint security, security breach
Several computer backup tapes containing thousands of social security numbers of Tinley Park residents have been lost during a common moving procedure aimed to insure they wouldn’t be destroyed in a village hall disaster.
According to the Chicago Tribune, officials doubt there’s any real chance of identity theft, as the tapes contained 15 year old information. Village Manager Scott Niehaus said letters describing the incident will be sent out to about 19,000 residents and another 1,400 current, former or retired village employees.
