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Connecticut Sues Accenture Over Lost Data

William Welsh writes on Washington Technology:

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said this week that he is suing Accenture Ltd. over the loss of confidential taxpayer data and hundreds of state bank account and purchasing card numbers.

Blumenthal, on behalf of the state, is suing the Hamilton, Bermuda-based consultant for negligence, unauthorized use of state property and breach of contract. The lawsuit is asking for reimbursement for state resources that will be spent to protect and secure the information and the return of some money already paid to the company.

The lawsuit stems from an incident in June when a backup device containing information for a similar project in Ohio was stolen. The lawsuit alleges that Accenture converted state property to its own use without state permission and acted negligently to allow sensitive data from Connecticut to be placed on a computer tape for an Ohio project.

posted by Fergie @ 9/21/2007 12:01:00 PM