Rutland Herald
By Lola Duffort
STAFF WRITER | April 14,2016
STAFF WRITER | April 14,2016
KILLINGTON — Killington Ski Resort advised
some of its employees this week to watch out for fraud after their
private information was accidentally left unattended.
A list of names with Social Security numbers was left unsecured at the resort’s Lift Operations Office for about 11.5 hours between April 5 and April 6, employees were told in a letter signed by human resources director Judy Geiger.
“Please bear in mind we have no knowledge or reason to believe this information was viewed, accessed, or copied, but we are aware the potential existed,” the letter reads.
“Though it is unlikely, it possible that your personally identifiable information could be used for fraudulent transactions,” the letter continues.
Attached to the letter is a list of recommendations for monitoring personal and financial accounts.
“If you see or suspect suspicious activity please bring it promptly to our attention so we can offer assistance,” the letter states.
In an emailed statement, Killington spokesman Michael Joseph said the security breach “only relates to employees of one department — not of the entire resort.”
The list included names, department numbers, job codes, company codes and social security numbers, Joseph said.
He declined to say how many employees the breach potentially affected, and reiterated that the company had no evidence the information had been viewed or accessed.
Resort officials decided to alert employees “out of an abundance of caution,” he said.
“Killington deeply regrets this event and takes security of our employees’ and applicants’ personal information very seriously,” Joseph said.
lola.duffort @rutlandherald.com
A list of names with Social Security numbers was left unsecured at the resort’s Lift Operations Office for about 11.5 hours between April 5 and April 6, employees were told in a letter signed by human resources director Judy Geiger.
“Please bear in mind we have no knowledge or reason to believe this information was viewed, accessed, or copied, but we are aware the potential existed,” the letter reads.
“Though it is unlikely, it possible that your personally identifiable information could be used for fraudulent transactions,” the letter continues.
Attached to the letter is a list of recommendations for monitoring personal and financial accounts.
“If you see or suspect suspicious activity please bring it promptly to our attention so we can offer assistance,” the letter states.
In an emailed statement, Killington spokesman Michael Joseph said the security breach “only relates to employees of one department — not of the entire resort.”
The list included names, department numbers, job codes, company codes and social security numbers, Joseph said.
He declined to say how many employees the breach potentially affected, and reiterated that the company had no evidence the information had been viewed or accessed.
Resort officials decided to alert employees “out of an abundance of caution,” he said.
“Killington deeply regrets this event and takes security of our employees’ and applicants’ personal information very seriously,” Joseph said.
lola.duffort @rutlandherald.com
Employees'(60- 70 individuals) personal information was without a doubt handled by an unidentified person(s)on April 6, 2016. The company is not telling the truth. And, in this individual's opinion, they are not handling this breach with any concern for its hard working employees... except for those very few who Killington felt were worthy of identity protection for a year.
ReplyDeleteThis is another in a long list of Killington's HR department bullying its employees. Time for a reporter to do an exposé of "The Bullying Beast"...