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 BREEDERS OF IOWA BRED HORSES AND DOGS
Posted byadmin on Friday, July 23 @ 15:37:44 CDT
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DES MOINES – A computer and protective case has been stolen from a locked state vehicle of an Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship employee. This theft has placed at risk the personal information of Iowans that are participating in the Department’s Horse and Dog Breeding Program. Through this program the Department provides financial awards to breeders of successful Iowa born racing greyhounds and racehorses at the close of each racing season.
On Thursday, July 22, the state vehicle used by an employee of the Department’s Horse and Dog Breeding Program was broken into in the State of Iowa parking ramp at the corner of Grand Avenue and Pennsylvania in Des Moines. While the computer did have an encryption protection, there is concern that unauthorized access could be gained to the names, address, phone number and social security number of 3,404 Iowans who participate in the Iowa Horse and Dog Breeding Program.
As a result of this security breach, the Department is encouraging potentially affected Iowans to place a fraud victim alert on your credit report by contacting the following credit reporting companies. A letter will be mailed tomorrow to all those potentially affected.
Equifax Experian TransUnion P.O. Box 740241 P.O. Box 9532 P.O. Box 6790 Atlanta , GA 30374‑0241 Allen, TX75013 Fullerton, CA 92834‑6790 800‑525‑6285 888‑397‑3742 800‑680‑7289 http://www.equifax.com http://www.experian.com http://www.transunion.com
In addition, Iowans can obtain a free annual copy of your credit report by visiting http://www.annualcreditreport.com, or calling toll-free 1-877-322-8228.
The Department is working with the Iowa Department of Public Safety’s Division of the Iowa State Patrol to investigate the incident and find the stolen laptop.
“The Department takes our responsibility very seriously to protect the personal information of Iowans who utilize our programs,” said Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture. “We are moving as quickly and aggressively as possible to retrieve this information and reach out to potentially affected Iowans so they can step-up their efforts to protect their personal information.” Brice Oakley Avenson, Oakley & Cope Consulting 4004 Grand Ave. Suite 302, Des Moines, Iowa 50312 Phone: 515-669-6262
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