Dominion Enterprises announced this week that a computer server within
InterActive Financial Marketing Group (IFMG), a division of Dominion
Enterprises located in Richmond, Virginia, was hacked into and
illegally accessed by an unknown and unauthorized third party between
November 2007 and February 2008.
The data intrusion resulted in the potential exposure of personal
information, including the names, addresses, birth dates, and social
security numbers of 92,095 applicants who submitted credit
applications to IFMG's family of special finance Web sites.
Dominion Enterprises is mailing letters to the individuals whose
personal information it can determine was illegally accessed. The
company is offering one full year of free credit monitoring services
to all affected parties, and has provided information about additional
resources where consumers can learn how to help protect themselves
from identity theft.
"We deeply regret this incident and apologize for the concern and
inconvenience it has caused," said Dominion Enterprises President and
CEO Conrad M. Hall. "We are committed to helping those who were
affected and strongly encourage them to sign up for the complimentary
credit monitoring and to take the action steps outlined in our
letter."
With the help of experts in data and network security, the company
has taken immediate steps to enhance the security of IFMG's systems
and to protect the personal information that applicants submit on IFMG
Web sites.
Further, Dominion Enterprises has alerted law enforcement and will
work with authorities on the criminal investigation into the security
breach.
Source: Dominion Enterprises
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As news of data loss continues to fill the news, it definitively proves one important point...we have
little control of our own data!
I live in a hurricane state where we hope for a hurricane free season and pray a
hurricane never strikes -yet we must prepare as if one will!
That's
what we need to do when it comes to identity theft!
Prepare as if it is going
to happen and be sure to place safeguards that will lessen
the impact if the worst occurs!
Be prepared and have a plan of action if you are one of the millions notified that your information has been compromised. Do you know what to do and who to call if or your wallet, phone or personal information has been hacked, lost of stolen?
For more info see earlier
blog entries, video and tips on what you
can do to protect yourself ;
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information is in the hands of thieves? Do you have a plan of action?
Do you know what steps to take if your information is stolen?
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I got one of these letters and i signed up for the free credit monitoring services however when i go to log into the site all i get are error messages. does this site actually exist?