Name of Entity
The Nature Conservancy
Organization Type
Nonprofits
Address
Arlington, VA
United States
Description
A hacker illegally gained access
to a computer of The Nature Conservancy containing personal information
on current and former employees and their dependents. The stolen information
included the names, home addresses, Social Security numbers and birth
dates. It also included direct deposit bank account numbers for employees
who were on the payroll between 2000 and 2004, as well as the Social
Security numbers of those employees' dependents. When employees
accessed a particular Web site, the site planted a program on the
employees' computers that copied the contents of the hard drives
and sent the information to the hacker.
to a computer of The Nature Conservancy containing personal information
on current and former employees and their dependents. The stolen information
included the names, home addresses, Social Security numbers and birth
dates. It also included direct deposit bank account numbers for employees
who were on the payroll between 2000 and 2004, as well as the Social
Security numbers of those employees' dependents. When employees
accessed a particular Web site, the site planted a program on the
employees' computers that copied the contents of the hard drives
and sent the information to the hacker.
Date of Breach
01/01/2007
Source