[Dataloss] (corrected URL) PA: Stolen laptop holds data on seniors

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http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1198033089169550.xml&coll=1

A state Department of Aging-owned laptop computer containing personal
information on nearly 21,000 senior citizens was stolen from a Johnstown
home during a Dec. 5 break-in.

The computer was issued to a department employee who works with the
agencies on aging in Indiana, Union, Snyder and Clearfield counties.

The employee was attending a funeral when the theft occurred, said Michele
Bell Gopinath, a department spokeswoman. Police suspect the computer was
taken for its street value, she said.

There have been no reports of misuse of the information, which included
names, addresses, Social Security numbers, some medical information and
the services clients received, Gopinath said.

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