Stolen Laptop with Drug Testing Company Testers and Technicians’ Personal Information Leaves Risk for Identity Theft

Aegis Science Corporation of New Hampshire is notifying individuals of possible risk for identity theft after a laptop and external hard drive are stolen from an employee’s vehicle near the end of November. Neither items were encrypted, though the laptop was password protected.

The laptop and hard drive included the Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, birth dates, and contact information of both individuals who had undergone drug testing as well as the collection technicians. Both are at risk for identity theft if the stolen goods are hacked for their sensitive information.

Individuals who were affected by this incident are being sent a letter int he mail with information on how to obtain two years of credit monitoring services through Equifax.