Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. A recent theft of four computers from the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) led to massive costs for the organisation. Concerns over potential misuse of the data lost in the incident meant that the CCRA had to send 120,000 letters to people potentially affected. They also have had to invest heavily to upgrade the security arrangements all across Canada. While the information stolen along with the laptops did not contain any personal tax data it did have details of subcontractors including some social security details of employees. In other words all the information necessary for identity theft, just what a terrorist might need to obtain a false passport; a credit card... Identity theft is becoming an increasing problem in North America and Europe with over 42,000 incidents in the UK last year alone. For more details on identity theft visit The US Federal Trade Commisions ID Theft Site
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Canada Customs and Revenue Agency. A recent theft of four computers from the Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) led to massive costs for the organisation. Concerns over potential misuse of the data lost in the incident meant that the CCRA had to send 120,000 letters to people potentially affected. They also have had to invest heavily to upgrade the security arrangements all across Canada. While the information stolen along with the laptops did not contain any personal tax data it did have details of subcontractors including some social security details of employees. In other words all the information necessary for identity theft, just what a terrorist might need to obtain a false passport; a credit card...