Port Announces Credit Monitoring and Repair in Missing Disk Case

- Affected employees to be notified by letter -

The Port of Seattle announced today that it has contracted with Bellevue-based Intelius to provide credit monitoring and comprehensive identity protection services for those whose personal information was on six missing disks. Intelius will also provide assistance to repair the credit history of anyone shown to have been the victim of identity theft as a result of the misplaced disks.

"This is the right thing to do, even though we don't believe anyone's data has been compromised," said Port of Seattle Commission President Patricia Davis. "We have to do more than just protect people from actual misuse of this information. We also need to ease their fears about potential misuse."

The Port announced on Oct. 2 that the disks could not be located. They contained personal information on 6,943 individuals who had applied for airport security badges. The information was contained in applications for airport security badges.

Affected parties will be notified directly, by mail, of the services the Port is providing. The letters to airport employees should be received later this week. No information will be sent via e-mail.

Port officials stress that the disappearance of the disks does not constitute a breach of the airport's physical security. Airport security badges contain electronic and biometric tools that would prevent the use of a counterfeit badge to access secure areas.