September 12, 2007

Ohio Security Breach Encompassed More Than 1.3 Million

Nearly 67,000 additional names and Social Security numbers were on a sensitive computer backup tape stolen out of a state intern's car in June, bringing the total number of companies, government agencies and people affected by the theft to 1.33 million, according to a report released Monday. The latest information, previously unreported by the state in its own review, showed the tape contained information on 47,245 additional taxpayers and 19,388 more former state employees, according to the report prepared by Columbus-based Interhack Corp. It also contained banking information of 100 extra businesses and the federal employee ID numbers of 40,088 additional businesses.

Breach in privacy ends up even bigger, Associated Press, September 11, 2007.