Security breach at State Farm Insurance
September 26, 2008 – 11:44 amThere was a security breach at the Sunrise insurance agency in Arizona that has the potential to expose hundreds of people to identity theft. One of the agents that worked at the Sunrise insurance agency, by the name of Lisa Ro Grant, stole the information of customers to open credit-card accounts.
The information that has been potentially exposed is the customer’s social security numbers, driver’s license, addresses and financial information. State farms spokesman Gus Miranda did not disclose how many people in Arizona or elsewhere have been affected. According to Miranda, the policyholders that worked directly with the Sunrise office are affected by the security breach. The victims of the breach have been informed and have been offered a year of credit monitoring.
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