Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission Database Compromised 

 

 

A recent data breach at the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission affecting your personal information.

 

The compromise took place January 26 when the state firewall functionality was circumvented due to network routing changes and a licensing database was breached.  The information potentially released by the breach would be the information contained on your occupational license application (i.e. name, social security number, date of birth etc.)

 

The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission is unaware of any incident of identity theft related to this breach however you may place a 90 day fraud victim alert on your credit report by contacting the following credit reporting companies.

 

Equifax                                               Experian                                 TransUnion

P.O. Box 740241                              P.O. Box 9532                       P.O. Box 6790

Atlanta, GA 30374‑0241                  Allen, TX 75013                    Fullerton, CA 92834‑6790

800‑525‑6285                                   888‑397‑3742                       800‑680‑7289

www.equifax.com                              www.experian.com               www.transunion.com

 

You should remain vigilant about possible identity theft or fraud in the future. To obtain a free annual copy of your credit report, go to www.annualcreditreport.com, or call toll-free to 1-877-322-8228.

 

For more information about protecting yourself from identity theft please visit http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/microsites/idtheft/.

 

We regret that this incident has occurred.