http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_11804740 By Sandy Kleffman Contra Costa Times 02/27/2009 A security breach involving personal data for 29,500 Kaiser Permanente workers in Northern California reportedly occurred in the offices of an employee union. Law enforcement detectives have determined the information was taken from the offices of United Healthcare Workers-West in July 2007, Kaiser said in a written statement. The stolen data included names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers for Kaiser employees. "Kaiser Permanente provided the information to the union in connection with remittance of dues payments, a legitimate activity that Kaiser Permanente employees voluntarily authorized," Kaiser said. San Ramon police Lt. Dan Pratt confirmed Kaiser's summary of the ongoing investigation. [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Sun Mar 01 2009 - 23:07:45 PST
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