Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Tax Records Stolen
Tax Records Stolen
March 26th, 2007
Data Loss Source: Thieves stole three years’ worth of tax returns from Tax Service Plus, a Santa Rosa accounting firm.
Date of Loss: March 7, 2007
Size of Loss: 4,000 client records
Affected Individuals: California residents
Geographic Focus: US
Data contained: The records contained Social Security numbers, addresses, credit card information, and documents with signatures.
Additional Notes: The thieves used a sledgehammer to break through the steel back door of the tax preparer’s offices. They stole the company’s backup computer, which contained financial data on thousands of tax returns dating back three years. Tax Service Plus’ files were apparently not encrypted.
Additional Information: CBS 5
March 26th, 2007
Data Loss Source: Thieves stole three years’ worth of tax returns from Tax Service Plus, a Santa Rosa accounting firm.
Date of Loss: March 7, 2007
Size of Loss: 4,000 client records
Affected Individuals: California residents
Geographic Focus: US
Data contained: The records contained Social Security numbers, addresses, credit card information, and documents with signatures.
Additional Notes: The thieves used a sledgehammer to break through the steel back door of the tax preparer’s offices. They stole the company’s backup computer, which contained financial data on thousands of tax returns dating back three years. Tax Service Plus’ files were apparently not encrypted.
Additional Information: CBS 5
# posted by raveneye @ 9:06 PM 
