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Loss of Personal Data at Federal Agencies Is Widespread
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· A computer hacker used "malicious software" to access files containing personal information on 1,717 employees of the National Nuclear Security Administration in 2005.
· Two employees of a contractor for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services stole records containing information on 1,574 Medicare beneficiaries "for the purpose of identity theft" in 2005.
· A company that issues charge cards for the Interior Department lost data tapes containing information on 61,000 cardholders in 2005.
· In July, six Justice Department employees submitted computerized attendance reports containing Social Security numbers. The reports were downloaded 220 times and viewed 7,772 times.
-- Associated Press
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