AIG reveals personal data theft - Democratic Underground

lovuian

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Fri Jun-16-06 12:38 PM
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AIG reveals personal data theft

http://feeds.bignewsnetwork.com/?sid=91691f24d8b73ded

Giant insurer American International Group says personal data on 930,000 people has been stolen.

A burglar stole computer equipment March 31 from one of AIG's Midwest offices but none of the stolen data has, apparently, been put to any use, The New York Times reported Thursday.

The compromised data were from employees of companies seeking corporate health insurance.

Letters to affected people will go out next week and AIG plans to open a phone center to respond to their questions.
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Identity theft goes rampant...

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Nickster

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Fri Jun-16-06 12:44 PM
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1. WTF??? Doesn't anybody believe in securing customer data?

Hey I got an idea, let's pass another law making it less of a crime to lose customer data!

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spuddonna

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Fri Jun-16-06 12:45 PM
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2. You know, I'd love to see a workup of all the private/public companies...

... that are experiencing 'data theft' and compare that to lists of Republican donors...

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madmom

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Fri Jun-16-06 12:51 PM
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3. I personally believe we are seeing so much more of this kind of

thing all of a sudden is because now they REALLY need to take control of the internet, so they can keep us safe from the hackers.:sarcasm:

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