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Data breach at Progressive highlights insider threat
Posted on Apr 9, 2006 by Tom Fragala
This article from Computerworld digs into the security threat from insiders, using the example of a recent data breach.
A recent case in which an employee at Progressive Casualty Insurance Co. wrongfully accessed information on foreclosure properties she was interested in buying highlights again the dangers posed to corporate security by insiders.
Progressive officials today confirmed that the company sent out letters in January to 13 people informing them that confidential information, including names, Social Security numbers, birth dates and property addresses had been wrongfully accessed by an employee who has since been fired.
Filed under: Data Breach, Identity Theft
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