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No Loss of Privacy Data From VA, USDA Breaches

Mary Mosquera writes on GCN.com:

The Veterans Affairs and Agriculture departments have determined that sensitive personal data was not accessed in recent incidents of data threats at both agencies.

The FBI informed VA that it has completed its forensic examination of the laptop and hard drive that were stolen from the home of a VA data analyst in May. VA secretary Jim Nicholson announced June 29 that law enforcement had recovered the items. Based on the results of the forensic tests and other information gathered during the investigation, the FBI indicated that the sensitive files were not accessed or compromised, VA said.

USDA said it had notified current and former employees and contractors in the Washington, D.C., area that personal identity information was not downloaded or transferred outside the department's computer system when it was illegally accessed last month.

posted by Fergie @ 7/17/2006 09:40:00 PM