Security News > 2011 > March > BP employee loses laptop containing data on 13, 000 oil spill claimants
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9215316/BP_employee_loses_laptop_containing_data_on_13_000_oil_spill_claimants By Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld March 29, 2011 The personal information of 13,000 individuals who had filed compensation claims with BP after last year's disastrous oil spill may have been potentially compromised after a laptop containing the data was lost by a BP employee. The information, which had been stored in an unencrypted fashion on the missing computer, included the names, Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, and dates of birth of those who filed claims related to the Deepwater Horizon accident. BP said in a statment that the personal information had been stored in a spreadsheet maintained by the company for the purposes of tracking claims arising from the accident. "The lost laptop was immediately reported to law enforcement authorities and BP security, but has not been located despite a thorough search," BP said on Tuesday. The information was part of a claims process that was implemented before BP had established its Gulf Coast Claims Facility. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/