City of Amarillo Employees' Personal Information at Risk

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City of Amarillo Employees' Personal Information at Risk
November 16, 2018
https://www.myhighplains.com/news/city-of-amarillo-employees-personal-information-at-risk/1600527281

Tuesday, the city learned the company conducting a required external payroll audit lost an encrypted flash drive containing sensitive personal information.
[...] containing city employees' names, addresses, bank deposit information, dates of birth, and social security numbers when it was lost or stolen.

According to Amarillo National Bank IT Director, Jeremy Monteith, for someone to access the missing flash drive, they would need to know the layered, password. For the average person, it is nearly impossible to hack.

Monteith said the biggest risk for bank fraud or identity theft is in what we share with the world.
"Little bits of information, whether it's on social media and Facebook or on Twitter, builds a whole profile for the bad guys to know who you are and that's really where our identity gets taken."

Whether you have been the victim of phishing attempts, scam phone calls, or your personal information is mishandled, Monteith said protecting yourself with credit monitoring and bank alerts are essential.
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