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Follow up: Background-check data missing from vault
From: kirniki <kirniki () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 17:24:24 -0500
[This article confirms Social Security numbers were included on the missing tape] http://www.thecabin.net/stories/022109/loc_0221090013.shtml LITTLE ROCK (AP) A computer storage tape with data from criminal background checks dating back to the mid-1990s is missing from an information-protection company's vault, though officials say there is no indication of a deliberate breach. The tape contains information from criminal background checks run on 807,000 people over at least 12 years and was last seen in mid-December, the Arkansas Department of Information Systems said Friday. The background-check information includes names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and addresses. [..] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () datalossdb org) CREDANT Technologies, a leader in data security, offers advanced data encryption solutions. Protect sensitive data on desktops, laptops, smartphones and USB sticks transparently across your enterprise to ensure regulatory compliance. http://www.credant.com/stopdataloss
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