FEMA laptop with flood victim info stolen

[Juha-Matti Laurio <juha-matti.laurio () netti fi>]

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

Juha-Matti
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