IN: FEMA laptop with flood victim info stolen

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.post-trib.com/news/1463758,fema-lost-laptop-0306.article

A laptop containing Social Security numbers and other personal information 
from dozens of victims of last September's floods was reported stolen from 
a housing inspector's car, federal officials acknowledged Thursday.

Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday 
they are alerting "roughly 50" flood victims from Gary, Hammond, Highland, 
Griffith and Munster whose information was stored in the laptop after they 
applied for federal disaster assistance.

The password-protected laptop was stolen from a housing inspector's car in 
Griffith on Nov. 4, containing names, Social Security numbers, dates of 
birth, addresses and phone numbers of people who applied for assistance, 
said FEMA Region 5 spokeswoman Cat Langel.

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