Stolen VA laptop turned in
Friday, 30 June 2006 | 125 readers so far
AFIS is reporting that the stolen laptop containing the personal records of millions of U.S. veterans has been returned. Apparently, someone was feeling the heat, or had a conscience when it came to screwing American veterans over.
Reports indicate that the FBI has made a preliminary determination that data contained on the computer and hard drive has not been accessed.
I’d like to say all’s well that ends well, but I just can’t bring myself to do that in this instance. The immediate threat may be over, but I want to see long-term security policy and implementation improvements.
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1 June 30th, 2006 at 2:40 pm
kitanis says:
Well.. its good that the laptop was reovered
But like you.. I would like to have proofe that new policies are put into place. The VA is in a position to repair some of the mistrust.. but time will see what happens in the future months..
2 June 30th, 2006 at 4:15 pm
SK says:
Um Trevor, I believe it was returned in exchange for a $50,000 reward. That is what has been reported anyway. Once again, people just want to do the right thing. Suuuuure they do.
3 July 3rd, 2006 at 11:47 am
Mudville Gazette says:
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4 July 5th, 2006 at 3:36 am
Media UnCut says:
FBI could be wrong about VA Laptop Access…
The FBI said that the VA laptop containing 26.5 million veterans and military personnel information such as Social Security numbers, was not access even though it was stolen. The questions remains, how do they know for sure?
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