Ohio State Data Review Update

6.16.07 - Columbus, Ohio – Ohio Governor Ted Strickland today announced that the state has determined additional sensitive information is contained on the computer back-up device stolen earlier this week.

“As part of the ongoing data review, we have determined that additional information is included on the stolen data storage device,” Strickland said. “While it is unlikely that the information contained in the device can be accessed by someone without specialized knowledge and equipment, we believe it is important to continue to inform the public as new information becomes available.”

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“We know that additional sensitive data is contained in the stolen device but we do not know the full extent of the information as the ongoing review of the data continues. We will continue to inform Ohioans if more sensitive information is found to be included on the data device as soon as that information is confirmed.”

Among the newly confirmed sensitive data on the device:

1. School district and local government Electronic Funds Transfer

The files include school district names, local government names, and school district and local government bank account information. There are 2,685 records. The State Data Review Team is working under the assumption that this file includes all local governments and school districts.

2. Medicaid provider EFT

The files include Medicaid provider names, tax identification numbers, address and bank account information. There are 159,708 records in this file. The State Data Review Team is working under the assumption that this includes all Medicaid providers. Many of the records are likely duplicates.

3. State Employees STRS Payment

This file contains the names, social security numbers and STRS account numbers for the 1,031 state employees who are teachers in the State Teachers Retirement System.

The 1,031 includes current state employees whose information was already known to be in the data device. It also includes state employees who have retired since 12-21-05 who pay into STRS because the file was created on that date.

4. Electronic Funds Transfer Reimbursement

This file includes information pertaining to 28,362 state employees and vendors who are recipients of Electronic Funds Transfers. The file was created on 4-3-07.

The dataset includes state-assigned employee numbers, addresses, phone numbers and EFT banking information.

The Highway Patrol has established a tip line to report any information on the location of the device or suspect information: 1-877-OHSINTEL or 614-799-3555.

Source: Ohio Governor