Payroll Firm Victim of Hacker Attack on their Systems

Large payroll processing firm, Ceridian Corpo. of Bloomington, Minnesota, had their system breached by a hacker, and now the names, Social Security numbers, and bank account information of some 27,000 employees working at 1,900 companies around the nation are at risk of being used for identity theft.

Sometime around the end of December, a hacker got into Ceridian’s payroll system and the breach is considered serious considering the information that was stored on their databases.

Ceridian has also been the victim of a disgruntled former employee stealing personal information back in 2007. Financial information was also at risk in this incident, as well, and Ceridian is taking the proper steps per their protocol to notify those affected and to take the steps to prevent another security breach from happening in the future. In the meantime, it is highly suggested that those affected sign up for credit monitoring services.