Two Laptops Stolen from Department of Information Technology, Maryland

In mid November, the Department of Information Technology (of Maryland) was informed of the loss of two laptop computers.  These laptops were stored in secure offices and were stolen from the locations.  Currently, the Department of General Services Police are investigating the theft.

One laptop is thought to contain the names and Social Security numbers of over 1300 past employees of the Maryland Department of Environment.  Currently, the Department of Information Technology is hardening their policies to protect the organization from further damage to their security. Employees notified of the loss of their SSN should order and review their free credit report regularly and consider placing a fraud alert on their credit reports of employ a credit protection service to do so on their behalf.