Via wlwt.com (Cincinnati) -
Thousands of people could be affected after a massive security breach at a local company.
A routine check by the information technology department of Luxottica Retail, the former owner of the Things Remembered stores, discovered the breach in mid-September.
A hacker got inside a computer mainframe and downloaded the personal information of more than 59,000 former workers.
"Basically, we have potential victims in all 50 states,” Warren County Cyber Crimes Task Force Lt. Jeff Braley said.
The breach includes names, addresses and Social Security numbers.
Investigators were allegedly able to trace the hacker’s IP address to Molly Burns, of Glendale, Ariz.
"You not only see the criminal history this suspect has, but you see the ties that they have and that is much more worrisome,” Braley said.
News 5 obtained the 30-year-old’s five-page long arrest record that includes theft, forgery and drug charges.
Police confiscated a number of computers from her apartment during a heroin raid this summer.
Investigators are now waiting on the results of a forensics exam before officially filing charges.
Officers said that Burns is currently on the run.
Warren County authorities said that three different police departments in Arizona are also looking for her.
The case is expected to be handed over to the FBI soon.
The company sent letters to all the former employees letting them know what happened.
In a statement, the company said it deeply regretted the incident and has improved it's computer security so this doesn't happen again.
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