Recover Lost Documents

Six laptops were stolen from an accounting firm in Orange County, California, which may contain the personal financial information of many people.

J. Harry Jones stated in a report for The San Diego Union-Tribune that the theft prompted Borrego Springs Bank to issue letters to all of its customers warning them that they could be at risk for identity theft.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department stated that the laptops were stolen between 4:30pm March 4 and 7am March 5 from the Laguna Hills office of the accounting firm Vavrinek, Trine, Day and Co.

Sheriff’s spokesman Jim Armormino said that no arrests have been made and the computers have not been found.

Ron White, the managing partner of the firm, stated that there has been no indication that any of the records have been used for harmful purposes.

White said that the financial information on the laptops was not encrypted, but access to it required the use of two passwords.

White said he is not authorized to disclose what other banks were involved, whether any besides Borrego Springs Bank are based in San Diego County, or even the number of banks the firm held as clients.

White went on to state that all the banks involved have been notified and each is making its own decision on whether to notify its customers and how to deal with the situation.

Borrego Springs Bank sent letters to its customers saying the laptops might have contained customer files that included bank account numbers, names and balances. It advised everyone to monitor his or her accounts for any unauthorized transactions.