TSA Hard Drive Missing

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TSA Hard Drive Missing
The airport security agency acknowledges it can't find an external drive storing personnel records.
Gregg Keizer, Computerworld
Tuesday, May 08, 2007 6:00 AM PDT


The U.S. agency responsible for securing the nation's airports says it can't find an external hard drive packed with the personal records of about 100,000 current and former employees.

Authorities at the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) noticed the drive missing late last week, but aren't certain where it is. "It is unclear at this stage whether the device is still within headquarters or was stolen," the agency said.

Assuming that the drive was in fact stolen -- it went missing from what was called a "controlled area" at TSA headquarters in Washington D.C. -- officials have asked the FBI and the U.S. Secret Service to investigate.

Records of workers employed by the TSA from January 2002 until August 2005 were on the drive. The data included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, payroll information, bank account numbers, and routing information for direct deposit of paychecks.


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