Two US Navy Laptops with Personal Data Missing
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Navy Recruiting Station offices in New Jersey have reported two laptops with personal information on recruiters and prospective recruits have been stolen. A spokesman from Navy assures that “[t]here have been no reports of illegal usage of personal data identified by these incidents.”
“However, the Navy is reviewing the data contained in the computers, including personal information on approximately 31,000 individuals.” About 4,000 Social Security numbers were included in the data on the laptops. The Navy is in the process of notifying potentially affected individuals by mail.
The laptop in Trenton was reported stolen from the recruiting station in early June, while the one in Jersey City was reported missing earlier this month.
Source: Computerworld
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