AR: West Memphis Police Department's computer network compromised

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http://www.wmctv.com/Global/story.asp?S=11989038

WEST MEMPHIS, AR (WMC-TV) - The FBI is investigating a Mid-South
police officer suspected of accessing fellow officers' personal
information.

West Memphis Police Chief Bob Paudert confirmed Monday an internal
investigation underway, and the FBI is investigating, after the
security of the department's computer network was apparently
compromised two weeks ago.

"We had information that somebody had used a computer that shouldn't
have used it," Paudert said.

Paudert said the suspect in the breach was a detective in the police
department.  The suspect, who Paudert would not name, has been
terminated.

According to Paudert, files containing the names and social security
numbers of police department employees were stored on the computer
network, making the employees vulnerable to identity theft.
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