The EVS blog has been frequently reporting incidents of identity negligence on the part of businesses,
in an effort to make clear the importance of id verification and id authentication to your business. It’s truly astonishing how often sensitive
identity information is improperly discarded, lost or stolen worldwide. And depending on in whose hands that
misplaced information ends up, it could mean a legitimate business, without the
proper security measures in place, could be a victim of fraud.
Today we cover an identity theft situation
right in our own backyard. WKYT in Lexington,
KY reported at the first of the month that a file had been reported stolen from
Bluegrass Community and Technical College. The file contained the personal identity information of over
100 students.
Students were informed by mail last week, that their names,
school identities and social security numbers might be at risk. One unnamed
source told WKYT that the letter sent by the college did not elaborate about
the file, only that it had been stolen, and that those at risk were encouraged
to place fraud alerts on their credit reports.
WKYT estimates that those at risk include 1 in every 11
students.