[Dataloss] TSA Laptops With Personal Info Missing

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Two laptop computers with detailed personal information about commercial 
drivers across the country who transport hazardous materials are missing 
and considered stolen.

The laptops belong to a contractor working for the Transportation Security 
Administration and contain the names, addresses, birthdays, commercial 
driver's license numbers and, in some cases, Social Security numbers of 
3,930 people, according to an Oct. 12 letter from TSA to lawmakers.

The contractor told TSA that the personal information was deleted from the 
computers before they were stolen, the letter stated. But after the second 
laptop was stolen, TSA investigators discovered that a person with data 
recovery skills could recover the personal information that the contractor 
deleted.

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