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Stolen VA Laptop Recovered

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the vets-less-nervous dept.

lancejjj writes "Remember how the VA was pinning the theft of 26.5 million veterans' personal records on a hard working-but-renegade employee whose laptop was stolen? Surprise! It turns out that the employee had written permission to bring the sensitive data home. Fortunately, the laptop has been recovered. It is still unclear how the laptop was recovered, or if any of the veterans' personal data was leaked."

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  1. How it got recovered? by 88NoSoup4U88 · · Score: 3, Funny
    It is still unclear how the laptop was recovered


    They probably just put up a blog. ;)
  2. Re:Nothing taken by Tackhead · · Score: 2, Funny
    > I believe it said on the FBI's report that it looked like the data had not been looked at.

    "No way!"
    "Yes, way. Looked at the report and it looks like the report says it looks like the data had not been looked at."
    "Who's Wei?"
    "'Yes way', not 'yes, Wei"
    "Who?"
    "Not Hu, not Wei."
    "I dunno!"
    "THIRD BASE!"

  3. Oh it matters! by jeffmeden · · Score: 4, Funny

    Because one method involves Chuck Norris and immediate death for the thief. The other involves Charlie Sheen and about two hours of pouty looks and deadpan humor. We owe it to history to properly document this event!

  4. Ethical Hacking Rule no.1 by Frightening · · Score: 3, Funny

    Never, EVER steal a piece of hardware for info without returning it(after taking the info).

    It will be interesting to see the public's reaction when 26.5 million SSN are posted tommorow on a blog.

  5. Re:Data Wasn't Accessed by pluther · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think it unlikely that the VA depended on the "Last Accessed Date" when they made their claim that the data hadn't been stolen.

    Given what we've seen so far in the case, it's more likely that they carefully scanned it, determined the data was still there, and therefore must not have been stolen.

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    If the masses can keep you down, you're not the Ubermensch.
  6. Re:Nothing taken by TubeSteak · · Score: 5, Funny
    Do you really believe them when they say the data was not accessed?
    FBI Analysis:
    Start ---> Documents ---> Recent Documets

    FBI Analyst #1: Doesn't seem like anyone looked at the file.
    FBI Analyst #2: I concur

    FBI Official: We are pleased to announce that it does not seem that anyone accessed the records in question.
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    [Fuck Beta]
    o0t!
  7. Re:Please don't re-enlist me by zipn00b · · Score: 2, Funny

    My letter said something about the IRS helped with the mailing or provided the addresses - I don't remember exactly. Interestingly enough though from what I heard about it I'm probably not in that group as I'm just a bit older than the main group involved. I guess though they were covering all bases to make sure they didn't miss anybody. Oh well maybe someboyd will steal my ID and FIX my credit :)