2nd flight data loss this year
The theft of a desktop computer, thousands of Coloradans exposed to identity theft marks for the second time the private contractor has lost control over personal information on Coloradans in his interview.
Earlier this year, a tape backup data was stolen by Affiliated Computer Services Inc. compromise credit card numbers in operations to Denver International Airport.
Dallas-based ACS, one of the biggest companies subcontracting of the nation, processes child maintenance payments for the Colorado Department of Human Services for $ 5.5 million per year.
The incidents of Colorado are available on several security flaws in ACS during the past year.
In one case in August, the personal information of about 32,000 student borrowers have been exposed to other users of a federal Web site, because the ACS software glitch. And last May, two computers with personal information on Motorola employees were stolen by ACS Chicago’s Office.
The problems have a legislator to restore the company’s ability to protect sensitive information.
“This is clearly a problem,” said Rep. Terrance Carroll, D-Denver. “If a company can not protect sensitive information in its leadership, the state must seriously consider whether we should do business with this supplier. The answer is no.”
But Kevin Lightfoot, a spokesman for ACS, said the company takes the protection of personal data very seriously.
On 13 October the theft of a Denver office of a desktop computer, you support the child has no connection with the incident DIA or other by the way, he said.
The office where the theft occurred, surveillance cameras and entering the plant has required the use of a password.
“We do not believe that these incidents violations in the security field,” said Light Food. “These are criminal acts of theft. There is an offence, if someone has hacked your system.
The company has letters to at least 500000 people who take care of the child in the Colorado case, they know they can be exposed to identity theft.
The company is also seeking residents were in Colorado’s new hires registration, operation is in relation to the child in the care of cases.
Steve Synder, a spokesman for DIA, said there were no signs that someone credit card was compromised information on the flight data backup band.
The airport security checks more strict since that time and ACS is no longer possible to record credit card information on all systems of DIA, said Snyder.
Liz McDonough, Department of Human Services, said the theft of your computer ACS marked the first breach in security matters in business, because it was rented during the year 1999.
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