Via cincinnati.com -
A database that contains the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of 13,000 retired Ohio police officers was improperly transmitted by a retired Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund employee, officials said Wednesday.
While state officials do not believe anyone's personal information has been misused, they have sent a letter warning each pension fund member of the security breach.
The pension fund employee retired Aug. 15. Within 30 hours, the state discovered he had emailed the database to himself at home. Warning letters were mailed Monday.
State officials do not believe the unidentified employee would have used it for "malicious intent," so they do not plan to prosecute him at this point, according to pension fund spokesman David Graham. Last year, 1.33 million people were affected by the theft of a sensitive computer backup tape stolen out of a state intern's car. Gov. Ted Strickland ordered stricter security measures.
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