Blood bank fears laptop heist ID theft

pr0digal jenius · Dec 22, 2004, 01:36 AM

More than 100,000 people who donated to a California blood bank may have parted with more than plasma.

Delta Blood Bank sent a letter Friday to donors, warning them a computer that held their personal information had been stolen and advising them to take steps against identity theft and credit card fraud.

"On Dec. 10, 2004, a thief or thieves stole one of two computers available for donor registration at a mobile blood drive being conducted that day," Delta CEO Benjamin Spindler wrote in the letter. "This computer contained confidential information about you, including your name, address, date of birth and your Social Security number. We deeply regret that this has happened."

Identity theft has emerged one of the thorniest problems of the Internet age, and the threat has turned some missing laptops into potentially catastrophic security breaches. Wells Fargo in October had to warn customers when for the third time in a year computers with sensitive information went missing.
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The_Neon_Cowboy · Dec 22, 2004, 05:40 AM

something tells me the care less what on it.... but then again you never know

Dec 22, 2004, 01:36 AM	#1
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	Blood bank fears laptop heist ID theft More than 100,000 people who donated to a California blood bank may have parted with more than plasma. Delta Blood Bank sent a letter Friday to donors, warning them a computer that held their personal information had been stolen and advising them to take steps against identity theft and credit card fraud. "On Dec. 10, 2004, a thief or thieves stole one of two computers available for donor registration at a mobile blood drive being conducted that day," Delta CEO Benjamin Spindler wrote in the letter. "This computer contained confidential information about you, including your name, address, date of birth and your Social Security number. We deeply regret that this has happened." Identity theft has emerged one of the thorniest problems of the Internet age, and the threat has turned some missing laptops into potentially catastrophic security breaches. Wells Fargo in October had to warn customers when for the third time in a year computers with sensitive information went missing. ____________________ Source/Read More: C\|Net

Dec 22, 2004, 05:40 AM	#2
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	something tells me the care less what on it.... but then again you never know __________________