Fri 30 Jun 2006
A stolen Veterans Affairs employee’s laptop containing personal information on 26 million U.S. veterans was recovered this week. Investigators with the Federal Bureau of Investigation said the sensitive data on the laptop’s hard drive had not been accessed, according to a “preliminary review of the equipment by computer forensic teams.” Further forensic examination will take place as the VA and other government agencies and companies take steps to protect consumer data in the face of a growing number of regular data breach disclosures.
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