Laptop Stolen from Orange County Accounting Firm Contained Personal Banking Information

Borrego Springs Bank, along with many others, are notifying their customers of a possible security breach.

Laptop computers were stolen from an Orange County accounting firm that contained personal, identifying banking information of those who band at not only the Borrego Springs Bank but others that were involved around the San Diego County area. The office window was broken to obtain entry into the office, but the investigation has not yet led to any arrests, nor have the missing computers been located and recovered.

The financial information on the laptops was protected by two passwords, so there is no immediate risk of identity theft, but the bank is still notifying it’s customers to keep an eye on their credit reports and bank accounts for any unusual, suspicious activity on their accounts.

This is good advice as passwords can easily be cracked but it does not go far enough. Clients may also want to look at proactive credit protection rather than waiting for your credit reports to tell you that an identity theft attack has occurred.