NSA was called in to investigate. If the thief is smart, the laptop is at the bottom of the Potomac River. It will be way too hot to use. Anybody who tries to use that information is asking for trouble.
> It is big on the news today up here and apparently they did keep it quiet, > which I hoped worked to keep the valuable information coming to the > attention > of the thief. Hopefully, he just wiped the drive. > > On Tuesday 23 May 2006 11:38, Cameron Schlehuber wrote: > In fact, you can be pretty sure it had nothing to do with VistA. There > are > only about 11 million folks registered in the MPI. The majority of living > vets have never had anything to do with VHA or VistA. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Nancy > Anthracite > Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 9:59 PM > To: hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Hardhats-members] Re: Personal information on 26.5 million > veterans stolen > > This was not necessarily anything to do with VistA. It might be something > from the VBA (Veterans Benefits) portion of the VA's activities or any > number of things that have nothing to do with VistA. For example, with > the > threat of terrorism, bird flu, etc., the VA is prepared to engage in > remote > operations, so this laptop could have had something to do with that as > well. > > I agree that it seems that advertising might not be a great idea as I > understand thieves often unload hard drives so as not to be caught with > any > evidence. However, there is the flip side of needing to keep people > informed > so that they can be extra vigilant for identity theft. > > > On Monday 22 May 2006 19:51, Kevin Toppenberg wrote: > Two things come to mind. > > 1. This kind of thing seems inevitable as we progressively are able > to compact more and more information into a personal laptop. I almost > think that some sort of legal protection is going to have to be > enacted around concentrated data. It's like nuclear power. > > 2. The burgler probably didn't know what he had (and wouldn't know M > to get it out) if the news hadn't been released. > > Kevin > > On 5/22/06, Kevin Toppenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> This is the lead story on CNN >> >> http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/22/vets.data/index.html >> >> Personal information on 26.5 million veterans was stolen from the home >> of a data analyst in what appears to have been a random burglary, >> Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said Monday. The computer >> records include names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth, >> Nicholson said. It is thought the computer records were not actually >> targeted in the burglary. >> >> Kevin > > ------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > > -- > Nancy Anthracite > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! > Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in > the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=107521&bid=248729&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Hardhats-members mailing list > Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members > ------------------------------------------------------- All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=107521&bid=248729&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Hardhats-members mailing list Hardhats-members@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/hardhats-members
