[privacy] Disk With Personal Data on 2.9M Georgians Lost

["Fergie" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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Via PhysOrg.com (AP).

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A disk containing the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of 2.9
million Medicaid and children's health care recipients is missing, Georgia
health officials said Tuesday.

The state said the security breach was reported by Affiliated Computer
Services, a private vendor. ACS did not immediately return a phone call
seeking comment.

The Georgia Department of Community Health said it was requiring the
Dallas-based company to notify everyone affected and to offer free credit
reports. The children's health care program involved in the data loss is
called PeachCare.

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More:
http://www.physorg.com/news95423034.html

Note: This is, by far, not the first time ACS has been involved
in a data breach or unauthorized disclosure case. You can check
out the entire sordid history here:

http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/ChronDataBreaches.htm

Do a search for 'ACS'...

- - ferg

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