Stolen computer contains Social Security numbers

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/20101016/NEWS01/10160341/Stolen-computer-contains-Social-Security-numbers

By Ted Shockley 
Staff Writer 
Delmarva Now
October 16, 2010 

ACCOMAC -- An Accomack employee had a county-owned laptop computer 
stolen while on a personal vacation to Las Vegas, and with it the names 
and Social Security numbers of roughly 35,000 county residents.

In some cases, actual addresses of county residents also may have been 
included in computer files.

"It was taken there without permission," county administrator Steve 
Miner said of the computer.

Miner said the worker remains employed. The matter was discussed during 
a recent closed meeting of the Board of Supervisors.

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