Windstream Communications Data Breach (2012)

A concerned neighbor noticed that packages were being delivered to an abandoned house. Law enforcement confronted a man who was collecting the packages and found that he had stolen old Windstream customer files and used the information to open fraudulent accounts with online retailers. The man was an employee of Windstream and had taken paper documents from the mid to late 1990s. A second vacant home that served as a delivery location was also found. The former employee was charged with felony identity theft.