Citi Habitats Leaves Clients Personal Information Blowing in the Wind

Citi Habitats, a real estate firm in New York, is currently under speculation after a lady living in the Upper West Side of NY found blocks and blocks of personal information scattered on the ground on her way to work.

Papers including copies of 401k statements, income reports, social security numbers, tax returns, and other personal information. This information, if in the wrong hands, could lead to some serious identity theft.

Clients of the company are appalled at how their information was handled. These papers, due to the sensitive information they contain, should have been shredded and not just thrown away. The company believes that during the reconstruction of one of their offices, the papers were mistakenly trashed instead of shredded as they should have been.

The company sent employees out to clean up the mess, but even hours later, there were still pieces of paper found blocks away from the initial scattered site. It is unknown if all papers were found but this seems unlikely.

At this point, it is unknown how many were affected by this irresponsible handling of personal data. Previous clients of Citi Habitats should take steps to protect their identity immediately either themselves or through an identity protection company.