The data accessed belonged to 150,000 applicants seeking enrollment in the federal Lifeline telephone program administered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Approximately 875 of the 150,000 are Wisconsin residents.

On April 26, 2013, TerraCom learned of a security breach involving unauthorized access to personal data and downloaded files related to over 150,000 individuals. The data was stored on the computer servers of TerraCom’s IT contractor, Call Centers India, Inc. d/b/a VCare Corporation (“VCare”) and belonged to applicants seeking enrollment in the federal Lifeline telephone program administered by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Approximately 875 of the 150,000 are Wisconsin residents

TerraCom has initiated immediate corrective action to secure and protect compromised data files and further safeguard the personal data of applicants from future attacks by hackers.

TerraCom has mailed notice of the security breach to those persons whose records were individually accessed. Additionally, TerraCom will provide these applicants whose personal information was put at risk with instructions and the opportunity to enroll in a credit bureau monitoring service at no cost to the applicant.

A toll free number has been provided to assist applicants whose personal information was accessed about what they should do. (1-855-297-0243)

If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800) 422-7128 or email us at DATCPWisconsinPrivacy@Wisconsin.gov.

Hackers using an international IP address unlawfully accessed the Kirkwood website on March 13, 2013.

Specifically, the hackers gained access to archived application information for approximately 125,000 individuals who applied for college-credit courses from February 2005 through March 13, 2013. This may have included applicant names, birthdates, race, contact information and social security numbers.

Those who have been affected by the breach will be notified in writing by Kirkwood administrators.

For those who haven’t received a letter, but believe they applied to take Kirkwood college-credit classes between the specified times can contact verify@kirkwood.edu.

This breach affects all Kirkwood locations.

If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800) 422-7128 or email us at DATCPWisconsinPrivacy@Wisconsin.gov.

A public notice is available on their website (listed directly below) along with letters that were sent out to those affected--and to clarify, there are three different notices:

• 1)Froedtert Medical’s website: General Public notice: http://www.froedterthealth.org/computer-security-incident Patients with questions regarding this breach can contact Froedtert Health; a call-center has been set up to handle these specific calls: 1-855-770-0006; when prompted, customers need to enter 10-digit reference code: 5764020813.
• 2)Notice to patients whose SSN was on the employee’s computer along with the other PII – Credit Monitoring is being offered for one-year with TransUnion Patients who receive this letter will need to contact TransUnion directly at 1-800-242-5181; when prompted, customers need to say or enter the telephone pass code: 623817.
• 3)Notice to patients whose PII was on the employee’s computer, but not their SSN – No Credit Monitoring Offered. Patients who receive this letter can contact the call-center at 1-855-770-0006; when prompted, enter the following 10-digit code: 5763020813.

If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800) 422-7128 or email us at DATCPWisconsinPrivacy@Wisconsin.gov.

River Falls Medical Clinic has notified about 2,400 clients of a breach of unsecured personal information.

The breach occurred after clinic officials reported stolen equipment to the River Falls Police in the summer of 2012.

Police investigated and found the stolen equipment, as well as paper documents containing patient-identifying information in the suspect’s home on Nov. 28.

An employee of a cleaning service is the main suspect. The items were found in the employee's home and he was charged with felonies associated with theft and drug possession.

All these records were returned to the clinic.

According to clinic administrator Jon Pedersen, clinic officials have concluded that the overall risk of harm to patients is low. Out of caution, affected patients were still contacted by letter.

The clinic is offering help from AllClearID at no cost. Individuals who have further questions or concerns can call 877-676-0371.

If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800) 422-7128 or email us at DATCPWisconsinPrivacy@Wisconsin.gov.

On Friday, February 01, 2013, Twitter, Inc. announced that it was a target of an attack. The company says 250,000 users may have been affected.

The company reports it detected unusual access patterns earlier during the week and found that user information—usernames, email addresses and encrypted passwords for about 250,000 users may have been accessed.

Twitter’s director of information security wrote that they discovered one live attack and were able to shut it down while in process; however, their investigation has thus far indicated that the attackers may have had access to this limited user information.

Jim Prosser, spokesman for Twitter, the social network known for its 140-character messages, could not speculate on the origin of the attacks as its investigation was ongoing.

Prosser also stated that Twitter was working with government and federal law enforcement to track down the source of attacks. For now, he said the company had reset passwords for, and notified every compromised user.

For more information about making your Twitter account more secure, go to: https://support.twitter.com/articles/76036-keeping-your-account-secure# .

If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800) 422-7128 or email us at DATCPWisconsinPrivacy@Wisconsin.gov.

On November 29, 2012 the Skagit Valley Casino Resort learned that an incident involving one of its vendors, Bally Technologies, Inc., (“Bally”) may have involved customer’s personal data. Electronic equipment in Bally’s possession in the normal course of business for the purposes of performing services for Skagit Valley Casino Resort was stolen from a Bally employee’s home office and may have contained data of customers.

If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800) 422-7128 or email us at DATCPWisconsinPrivacy@Wisconsin.gov.

On October 1, 2012. ADPI learned that one of their employees stole information associated with Grady EMS ambulance service and disclosed certain patient account information in connection with a scheme to file false federal tax returns. The accessed account information included names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and record identifiers.About 900 Grady EMS patients had their information exposed between June 15, 2012 and October 12, 2012.

The company sent letters by first class mail, dated November 29, 2012, to affected individuals and has posted a notice on its website with links to information regarding the incident and resources to aid affected individuals.

The employee has been apprehended by authorities and was immediately terminated by the company and no longer has access to the company’s system.

To help detect possible misuse of the patients’ personal information, the company offered a complimentary one year membership of Experian’s ProtectMyID Alert.Individuals have 90 days to activate this membership, which will then continue for 1 year.An activation code was provided on the letter they received.

If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800) 422-7128 or email us at DATCPWisconsinPrivacy@Wisconsin.gov.

Pinnacle Foods learned that an employee’s laptop was stolen from her home in Clinton, WI on October 11, 2012.Company operations and systems weren’t involved; the breach affected only information residing on the stolen laptop, which was password protected Personal information of up to 1,818 individuals in up to 13 states, including Mexico may have been affected by a theft of the company’s laptop from an employee’s home. The company isn’t offering any free credit monitoring or identity theft services; however, in the following press release they have a list of steps the affected individuals should follow to protect themselves against identity theft. Pinnacle Foods Group, LLC issues a press release that can be obtained directly from their website: http://www.pinnaclefoods.com/Media+Relations/Press+Releases If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800) 422-7128 or email us at DATCPWisconsinPrivacy@Wisconsin.gov.

Nationwide Insurance Company confirmed that on October 3, 2012, a portion of their computer network that is used by Nationwide Insurance and Allied Insurance was attacked.

On November 2, 2012, Nationwide received confirmation of the identities and addresses of the individuals whose personal information was compromised.

Nationwide began sending letters to those affected on November 16, 2012, and is offering free credit monitoring and identity theft protection product for one year as a precaution. Individuals who enroll in this service, offered through Equifax, will be notified of changes to their credit information and will receive $1-million in identity theft insurance with a $0 deductible.

Nationwide will remain committed to enhancing its defenses against these kinds of attacks. They promptly reported this criminal attack to law enforcement, including the FBI, who are still investigating the incident.

If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800) 422-7128 or email us at DATCPWisconsinPrivacy@Wisconsin.gov.

A car belonging to an Alere Home Monitoring employee was burglarized on September 23, 2012, and one of the items stolen from the car was the employee’s laptop.

Although the laptop was password protected, it did contain a file with personal information that included name, address, date of birth, Social Security Number and diagnosis; all of which was not encrypted.

Alere Home Monitoring has arranged for customers to receive identity protection from Experian Security Assistance at no cost for one full year from the date the customer registers.

The customer must register in order to receive this complimentary identity protection service.