Identity Theft of Many SAIC Employees

Rick Zeman writes "In the wake of the Geoge Mason University identity theft comes another: SAIC, an employee-owned company, has had a break-in which '...netted computers containing the Social Security numbers and other personal information about tens of thousands of past and present company employees.' These employees include anyone who's owned SAIC stock, and since it's an employee-owned company, that's most of them, including 'some of the nation's most influential former military and intelligence officials.'"

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SAIC & tired of criminals

[dotslashdot]

I am getting SAIC of these criminals who steal identities and of the companies that help them. For our SAIC, companies who have such personal information & fail to secure it should be sued. I realize that is SAICriligious, but I don't care any more. Finding these criminals will be like looking for a needle in the haySAIC.

Blame unsecured Windows!

[Reignking]

He said the successful theft of personal data, by thieves who smashed windows to gain access

It looks like Microsoft will be blamed again!

LOL@everyone thinking it was network intrusion

[Anonymous Coward]

Patiently waiting for it to dawn on the other half of the posters that it was not a software vulnerability but a physical break in ...

Re:Ah, hell. What now?

[AKnightCowboy]

One of my parents may have had their identity stolen in this incident. I sure hope not, but in any case... what now? What can be done to prevent the stolen numbers from being used illegitimately?

Nothing. It's a stupid system, but it's all we've got. Your SSN is a secret password that holds the key to your credit and identity, but thousands of people already know it. Sleep tight.

Re:Encrypted data?

[CptNerd]

Besides, if it had been encrypted, when they stole the computers they would have stolen the sticky notes that had the passphrases anyway...