[Dataloss] USDA Narrows List to 38,700...

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(yet another newly revised total...)

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2007/04/0110.xml

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has narrowed to approximately 
38,700 the number of people whose private identification information was 
accessible to the public on a government-wide website. USDA takes 
seriously its responsibility to protect private information and after 
learning of the potential exposure, immediately took action to remove the 
information from the website. USDA is also offering credit monitoring 
services to protect the personal accounts of affected individuals, due to 
the potential that information was downloaded prior to removal. There is 
no evidence that this information has been misused.

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