2011 — Encrypted flash drive mailed from one corporate…

2011 Unknown records affected

Data compromised

Personal

Technical writeup

Encrypted flash drive mailed from one corporate location to another did not reach destination. Letter was ripped, drive was no longer located inside. The decryption key was mailed in the same envelope and was still inside.

Root cause

Error/Misdelivery: Loss

References

http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/23621/ernst-young-loses-401k-information-of-bank-employees/ http://blog.al.com/businessnews/2012/01/regions_says_employee_401k_dat.html