May,
2006 (Washington) – The
personal data of 26 million American veterans
falls into the hands of thieves when a laptop
and external drive is stolen from the home of
Department of Veterans Affairs computer analyst.
As
reported on CNN.com
April, 2007
(Dallas, TX) - A computer stolen
from a Neiman Marcus consultant contained social
security numbers, birth dates and salaries of
nearly 160,000 current and former employees.
As
reported on MSNBC.com
June, 2007 (Hilliard,
OH) - The names and Social Security
numbers of 786,000 Ohio taxpayers were included
on a computer storage device stolen from a state
intern.
As
reported in Data Storage Today
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