State web site had publicly accessible information posted of top business officials

Some of Iowa’s top business officials and company board members are carefully watching their credit reports after a link to the state web site publicly posted over 2,000 Social Security numbers and personal information of out-of-state executives from large, well-known companies around the US.

This breach in personal data has the Iowa Secretary of State second-guessing the information that is posted on the web site and who has access to the information. They are conducting a thorough search on the web site to ensure no other personal information is available to the public.

It is unsure how long the information had been posted on the site and who may have accessed it, but this is the second time in less than a year that identity protection activists have found personal information available on a state web site.

Those who are considered to have been at risk have been notified and are strongly encouraged to monitor their credit for misuse of their personal data.