Stolen Laptop at Rio Grande Food Project Exposes 36,000 Clients

A New Mexico food pantry is notifying their clients of a recent theft–a laptop, belonging to the agency, that contained personal information of some 36,000 clients.

The Rio Grande Food Project in Albuquerque sent letters to their clients notifying them of the theft. At this time, there has been no notification that this information has been used incorrectly, but in the wrong hands, the birthdates, addresses, and Social Security numbers could be a goldmine for anyone who intends to steal identities.Clients should consider enrolling in one of many identity theft protection services or take steps to protect their own good name and credit.

This data, which also included state driver’s licenses and Mexican identification cards, was collected to help the food panty track clients.