[Dataloss] [Update] Personal data on 2.9 million Georgians lost

[Chris Walsh]

Are these the same Affiliated Computer Services involved in the Colorado Family Support Registry breach (http://www.cwalsh.org/BreachInfo/primary_sources//pdfs/ACSinc-20061016.PDF)?

On Tue, Apr 10, 2007 at 02:51:38PM +0000, lyger wrote:
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> http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/04/10/0410metlost_web.html
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> A CD containing personal information on about 2.9 million Georgians has 
> been lost, state officials said Tuesday.
> 
> The data include Social Security numbers, birthdates and addresses of 
> people on Medicaid and PeachCare, but no medical information, according to 
> Department of Community Health spokeswoman Dena Brummer. That agency runs 
> the Medicaid and PeachCare programs in Georgia.
> 
> Affiliated Computer Services, a Dallas-based company which handles claims 
> for the two state health programs, lost the CD, the state agency said. ACS 
> will notify the people involved of the lost data.