An employee of the New York Police Department’s pension fund has been accused of stealing 8 backup tapes with social security numbers and direct deposit account information for over 80,000 NYPD.
The employee was the former Director of Communications. He stole the tapes after disabling the video surveillance from the backup data warehouse where these tapes were being stored.
If a Director of Communications can get into the data storage warehouse, disable the cameras and steal 8 tapes, imagine how easy it is for your IT department to swipe the tapes before they ever leave your office. You may never know they are missing!
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/03/04/NYPD_may_be_victim_of_identity_theft/UPI-55201236185221/
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