Workers comp data stolen

["Dissent" <Dissent () pogowasright org>]

http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2007/02/workers_comp_da.html

A former state contractor allegedly accessed a workers' compensation
database to steal personal information and fraudulently obtain
credit, the Department of Industrial Accidents announced today.

The agency said up to 1,200 people who had submitted workers'
compensation claims to the state -- and their Social Security
numbers -- may have been compromised, although officials have
evidence that only three people had their personal information used
improperly.

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