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Data Breach Alert: Stolen laptop impacts Virginia school employees
May 15th, 2008 - Posted by Joe
A laptop containing the the personal information of several Harrisonburg City Schools employees in Virginia was stolen earlier this month. The laptop belonged to BB&T insurance, a company contracted by the school district to administer their dental pan.
It is unclear exactly how many employees have been impacted by the data breach, but it has been confirmed that names, dates of birth, social security numbers and some medical history of school district employees was present on the laptop. A BB&T spokesperson confirmed the presence of the sensitive data on the stolen laptop and added that there are several security methods employed on the laptop to prevent access by criminals including passwords.
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