Among those impacted by the breach are employees participating in Burlington's electronic payroll deposit program and utility customers enrolled in the city's autopay program for sewer and storm drain charges.

In an alert issued this morning, city administrator Bryan Harrison said all autopay customers should assume that their name, bank account number and routing number was comprised following an intrusion into a city utility billing system.

He urged affected customers to immediately contact their bank to flag or close their accounts.

All employees participating in the city's electronic payroll deposit program have also been asked to close out their old accounts and establish a new one as a result of the breach, Harrison told Computerworld Monday.

The employees have also been asked to notify major credit-reporting agencies about the breach and to alert them about the potential for identity theft.