State Labor Department Victim of Break-in and Theft of Office Laptops

The Connecticut Department of Labor has released information in regards to a recent theft at the Bridgeport Office. The information on the laptop included personally identifiable and confidential information on unemployment insurance claims throughout the state.

Although the information on the laptop is encrypted and password protected, there is still possibility of a data breach occurring, and with the right person, the information can be hacked and accessed and used inappropriately for a number of illegal attempts at fraud.

The Connecticut Department of Labor is in the process of contacting some 5,000 people who they believe could have been affected by this laptop theft, and are offering free identity theft and credit protection services for one year to all those whose information is at risk.