Military Healthcare Data Stolen

Posted by michael on Friday December 27, 2002 @03:48PM from the sick-call dept.

An anonymous reader writes "TriWest, a federal contractor providing healthcare to the military, had computer hardware stolen from one of their offices. Social security numbers, credit card numbers, and healthcare information about 500,000 US military personnel and their families is contained on the stolen hardware. The AP picked up the story. The theft is also being covered by the Salt Lake Tribune and the Arizona Republic. This opens the door to speculation about who would be interested in the data held by a military contractor and what they will do with the information."

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You mean... by drmofe · 2002-12-27 15:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

The files were IN the computer?
Shit, mod this up. by Unknown+Poltroon · 2002-12-27 16:41 · Score: 1, Offtopic

i never even thought of that application.

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