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Laptops missing in Connecticut
From: Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:09:17 -0500
Report: 28 State Laptops Gone Missing In Past Year http://www.nbc30.com/news/14073607/detail.html HARTFORD, Conn. -- More than two dozen state-owned laptop computers have been reported lost or stolen since July 2006 from government offices, classrooms, employees' vehicles and their homes, according to state records. The latest incident, a theft reported on Aug. 17, prompted the state to offer free identity-theft coverage to the 106,000 taxpayers whose names and Social Security numbers were on the computer. However, another 28 state-owned laptops also have been reported missing since July 2006, the Journal Inquirer newspaper of Manchester reported. Their combined value exceeds $62,000. According to records from Comptroller Nancy Wyman's office, some of the stolen laptop computers belonged to the state departments of consumer protection and environmental protection, and to Southern Connecticut State University. Other missing laptop computers belonged to the University of Connecticut, Connecticut Judicial Branch and state Department of Education, the newspaper reported. House Majority Leader Christopher Donovan, D-Meriden, whose personal information was on the computer reported stolen Aug. 17, said he wants the state Department of Revenue Services to release more details about the theft. "We need to find out what's going on, how this could happen, to make sure this doesn't happen again," he said. The laptop computer was among several items reported stolen from a state worker's vehicle in Suffolk County, N.Y., although that employee's name and title has not been released. Sara Kaufman, a spokeswoman for the Department of Revenue Services, said she could not release details because of the ongoing police investigations in New York and Connecticut. _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tenable Network Security offers data leakage and compliance monitoring solutions for large and small networks. Scan your network and monitor your traffic to find the data needing protection before it leaks out! http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/compliance.shtml
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