4,400 Individuals Affected by FairPoint Communications Inc Lost Storage Device

Even though FairPoint Communications Inc. has security measures in place, it will not do the company any good if no one follows them.

Case in point: due to a failure to comply to these security measures, an employee of the Charlotte-based company lost a storage device that contained employee information. Some 4,400 individuals now have information misplaced. This information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, birthdates, compensation and other pertinent information. Luckily, there was no financial information stored on this portable data storage device.

The Attorney General’s office has been alerted of the incident, as well as those who were possibly affected. The FairPoint Communications Inc. company is offering identity theft protection services to all employees to help safeguard against identity theft related to this incident.