Identity Theft Protection Recommended for Kaiser Permanente Employees

Employees of Kaiser Permanente in Northern California are watching their credit reports for signs of identity theft.

This comes after the company released information that some employees had found their information being used inappropriately, after a stolen computer had been found with Kaiser employee personal data. This includes names, addresses, birthdates and social security numbers.

Mia Garza from San Ramon was arrested in December of 2008 for possession of stolen property and suspected forgery. The stolen computer was found in her care, and had a file with the employee data. It is unsure how she obtained the information.

Kaiser recommends that all employees place fraud alerts on their credit reports and watch for activity that is not their own. The company is providing free credit monitoring for those affected as well. As some employees have already fallen victim we would highly recommend an identity theft protection service.