Fidelity National Information Services has agreed to pay the state almost $1 million and to implement data security for consumer records under a settlement of civil charges over the 2007 theft of consumer information by a former employee.
Under the settlement, Fidelity’s Certegy Check Services unit will ensure that safeguards are in place to protect consumer data, according to the company. The company will maintain a comprehensive “Information Security Program” that assess internal and external risks to consumers’ personal information, implements safeguards to protect that information, and regularly monitors and tests the effectiveness of those safeguards.
Certegy also will contribute $125,000 to the Attorney General’s Seniors vs. Crime Program and will pay $850,000 for the state’s investigative costs and attorney’s fees.
Certegy reported in July 2007 that a former company employee had stolen customer data. Certegy notified authorities and consumers, the release said. The former employee, William Sullivan, subsequently was convicted of fraud and is serving a 57-month sentence in federal prison.
