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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A thief has stolen computer records containing
identifying information on current and former employees of the </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>state Department of Human Resources, including
names, Social Security numbers, birth dates and home contact information,
officials said Thursday.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>DHR officials say the theft occurred about March
19. An external hard drive that stored a database was removed "by an
unauthorized person," according to a statement issued by the
agency.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The statement did not say how many employees are
affected, but the agency employs about 19,000 people. DHR officials didn't
respond to a request for information on the number of employees
involved.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The agency sent letters to all employees affected
by the security breach, urging them to review all credit and other financial
records.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>[..]</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Gov. Sonny Perdue said through a spokesman that the
theft heightens concerns about computer security in state
government.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>"The governor is not happy about where the
government is on this," said spokesman Bert Brantley.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Last year, the state lost personal information on
2.9 million enrollees in Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids programs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>After the recent theft, Perdue signed an executive
order calling for a single set of information security reporting standards for
all state agencies.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>[..]</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Michael Hill <BR>Certified Identity Theft Risk
Management Specialist<BR>IDT Consultants<BR>404-216-3751<BR> </FONT></DIV>
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