Sailors' Social Security nos. on Web site (28,000)

[deadparrot]

WASHINGTON - Personal data, including the Social Security numbers of 28,000 sailors and members of their families, have been found on a civilian Web site, triggering a criminal investigation.

The Navy said Friday the information was in five documents and included people's names, birth dates and Social Security numbers. Navy spokesman Lt. Justin Cole would not identify the Web site or its owner, but said the information had been removed. He would not provide any details about how the information ended up on the site.

Cole said there was no indication so far that the information was used illegally, but individuals involved were being contacted and encouraged to monitor their bank accounts and credit cards.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060623/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/navy_data

[babylonsister]

1. This is getting a bit ridiculous, no? Who's allowing this info

to get out?

[GrumpyGreg]

2. I hate to be a cynic but does it really matter anymore?

There are so many multiple use SS #'s in use now soon these numbers will be meaningless.

No one in government really cares.

[54anickel]

21. Sometimes I think that is the goal. Make the SS #s meaningless and

so much trouble that we'll be willing to take ANYTHING as a replacement. :tinfoilhat:

[earth mom]

26. Ah, so that's how they plan to demolish Social Security Benefits!

No more numbers = No way to make claims! :grr:

[EVDebs]

16. Ultimate responsibility is with Prez, and the FTC

http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/index.html

FTC "protects" consumer's information by protecting corporations that allow for the thefts of that information. States like CA had effective privacy bills with teeth, but the FTC and the R's in Congress squashed those bills.

The FTC "enforces" non-enforcement, just as the current Dept of Labor encourages outsourcing of US jobs.

[Jeanette in FL]

3. Step right up and get your ID chip and official Papers

I see it coming. With all these lapses in security of our data, the administration will say that none of us are safe anymore and this is the only remedy to the problem.

[Gin]

4. that could be where this is headed...also..the credit reporting agencies

will make a killing with the government paying for all those free reports....maybe its payback for making them do the free credit reports once a year......color me tin foil!

[bananas]

5. crap, you're right

I didn't think of that.

[The Brethren]

15. I see it coming too.

I believe in very few coincidences lately esp. when our govt. and personal information/tracking is involved.

[NYC]

6. I'm tired of posting this link. 88,366,461 victims.

http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/ChronDataBreaches.htm

[babylonsister]

7. I'm glad you posted it again; I hadn't

clicked on it before. :blush: That is a stunning list there; enough to piss off the pope!

[NYC]

11. And I have to keep posting it because every day there is

another report of lost information.

It is a stunning list. If you think about the total number of people affected, over 88 million, and think about the total U.S. population, subtract some number for children, that leaves about 1/3 of the population affected that we know about.

Something is up. How many people are truly this careless with work information? How much work related information have you lost? I haven't lost any. Something is going on.

[banana republican]

10. BLACKWELL IS AT IT AGAIN

The names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of potentially millions of registered voters in Ohio were included on CD-ROMs distributed to 20 political campaign operations for spring primary election races. The records of about 7.7 million registered voters are listed on the CDs, but it's unknown how many records contained SSNs, which were not supposed to have been included on the CDs.



http://www.privacyrights.org/ar/ChronDataBreaches.htm

[DemInDistress]

19. I am shocked beyond belief.. and here I thought a few million

I.D's were compromised.. wow, holy fucking shit batman, can you say National I.D. card, a biometric Nat.ID card. So as to track our whereabouts at all times.


Thanks NYC, great research !!

That was my first look.

[earth mom]

28. That list is absolutely shocking!

There is NO DOUBT in my mind now that "they" are paying BIG BUCKS for this info to be stolen. :puke:

[NYC]

31. Something is going on.

And how many have happened that we don't know about?

[steely]

8. Bush Sucks

Way to go, gub-ment.

This guy (*) and his entire staff, cabinet, and support staff (3 levels down or more), appear to be major Fuck-ups - but what else is new.

[chaplainM]

9. Calm down, everyone.

If you're not doing anything wrong, you don't have anything to worry about.

[blonndee]

12. Huh?

[MissB]

17. You forgot the sarcasm smilie.

Identity theft isn't anything to "calm down" about.

[The Brethren]

18. personal info. is important

I appreciate that you're trying to calm people down chaplainM, but we have every right to be upset....and should be. Stolen personal infor. and those who give it away w/o our knowledge and permission is happening at an alarming rate...and that doesn't even include Bush's national spying program on innocent Americans.

It has nothing to do with us doing something wrong...they are the ones doing something wrong...only we don't get the same opportunity to take a good look at their records do we?

As far as worrying goes..I'm very much worried, and anger, at what is happening both with run of the mill hackers/thieves, w/ companies like AT&T and w/ our govt getting a hold of my info. w/o my permission or knowledge.

I worry who will be using my info. for I.D. theft for ex.-- do you happen to know how hard it is once that has happened to you, to get your records corrected? According to some victims through the news...it can take years and you can still be held responsible for the bills that the thieves jacked up in your name even if you report it. I also worry what unprofessional, dishonest, manipulative politicians and their assistants will do with my info. once they find out that I'm a registered Democrat -- such as will I find out when I show up for the next voting cycle that guess what, somehow my registration info. just somehow disappeared, etc.

Or for reasons unbeknown to me, the irs has decided to do a "random" audit on me when they weren't planning to do so beforehand, or suddenly has problems with my info. that I've correctly given to them, but have now decided to add fees as a result. Don't think it can't happen...it can. The motives can be money, retaliation, intimidation or simply interfering with your ability to vote, but it is still wrong and needs to be addressed. These are just some of my concerns with this issue for valid reasons. And the last thing I should being doing as far as I'm concerned, and anyone else who cares, is calming down.

[babylonsister]

20. Bullshit, with all due respect, chaplainM.

Why does anyone consider the stealing of their personal information to be A-OK if you're doing nothing wrong?
Who's stealing the info, who will be benefitting from it?
Isn't stealing in itself wrong?
We should all be outraged.

[earth mom]

27. I suggest you Wake Up and Smell the Corruption!

Because we're talking about the invasion of privacy of US citizens by our own government!

You belittle the magnitude of this hideous act by framing it the way you have.

[chaplainM]

30. I forgot the sarcasm smiley

See, whenever it's revealed that Mr. Bush is breaking the law by his warrantless snooping on Americans, Freepers always trot out "If you're not doing anything wrong, etc," always ignoring the real crime: the one committed by the president.

I don't for a moment believe that these intrusions are either legal, or aimed at terrorists. Who here would be surprised if a Bush Pioneer, who's worried about losing market share to a competitor, won't somehow get wiretap information about that competitor, in the name of "the War on Terror?"

[OhioChick]

13. WTF?

This is getting to be every damn day, now.

[Monkeyman]

14. Here's the truth

The GAO reports showed this could happen right after 9-11 and have been telling Congressman Buyer of the Veterans Committee for years. Republican Leadership know about this breach 19 days before anyone else.They said nothing!!! This was the first data taken the next one is the 26.1 million veterans info

[Ilsa]

22. I wish Bush and Cheney's personal data would be exposed for

a change. Maybe some of shit would stop if they though their info was at risk.

BTW, we received a letter from the govt's college loan board or something yesterday. It was the correct address, but three occupants ago, and we've been here nine years. Once again, it was a letter warning of loss of personal ID information.

[tbyg52]

24. Yeah!

And put 'em on minimum wage! And draft Barbara and Jenna! And make 'em live next to a Superfund site!

The problem with most in the current regime is, of course, that they have no contact with, and no interest in, regular people.

[54anickel]

23. We had a strange one at my former employer once. The department

head had a spreadsheet, with columns "hidden" that had pay rates, SS #s, contact info, etc. The silly department head used that spreadsheet as a basis for all sorts of reports. Come to find out that when it was e-mailed, the "hidden" columns were automatically "unhidden". Sure, most of the techies knew how to "unhide" stuff and some would entertain themselves seeing how foolish some managers were, but this made the hidden data available for ALL to see without trying. Wonder how much of that sort of crap goes on? I'm guessing from my experience in that company - it must happen quite a bit.

[tbyg52]

25. Credit reports

If you could lock access to your own credit report (so no one could attempt to open accounts in your name without you being notified about it), this wouldn't be such a problem. You currently can't do that, can you?

[Whoa_Nelly]

29. Have to wonder with all the NSA spying BS

if there's even more interagency spying going on that has been leading to all these data leaks. Wouldn't surprise me if the BushCo government "in the name of terror" crap has compromised informational networks. Seems lately that there are data personal, and personnel, info leak reports almost daily.