http://www.kxan.com/Global/story.asp?S=6601344 June 1, 2007 The personal information of every police officer in Texas was in the hands of thieves Friday, after a laptop computer containing the data was stolen. A laptop containing each officer's private information was stolen from a Houston software company that stores sensitive records for the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. "The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement maintains all the records for all the law enforcement agencies, peace officers and county jailers and others, telecommuters and others to the tune of approximately 97,000 individuals," said James Heironimus of the commission. "My name was on that database as well, as a peace officer." Those individuals got an e-mail last month about the break in and theft. "Our chief of police forwarded that information to the supervisors here at UTPD, and those supervisors were asked to inform those officers to the loss of the laptop," said spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon of the University of Texas Police Department. Heironimus said they are working with the Houston Police Department to track down the thieves and are asking officers to monitor their credit reports for possible fraud. KXAN was told the thieves hit several businesses that night, and the laptop may not have been a specific target. _____________________________________________________ Attend Black Hat USA, July 28-August 2 in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for ICT security experts. Featuring 30 hands-on training courses and 90 Briefings presentations with lots of new content and new tools. Network with 4,000 delegates from 70 nations. Visit product displays by 30 top sponsors in a relaxed setting. Rates increase on June 1 so register today. http://www.blackhat.com
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.3 : Sun Jun 03 2007 - 23:43:33 PDT