Posted on 06/29/2006 7:43:13 AM PDT by Smogger
Edited on 06/29/2006 8:37:07 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
VA chief says missing laptop containing vets' data has been found.
Update:
WASHINGTON - The missing laptop and hard drive that contained veterans' personal information has been found, Veterans Administration Chief Jim Nicholson announced Thursday.
The announcement came at the beginning of a hearing before the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearing.
"It was confirmed to me by the deputy attorney general that law enforcement has in their possession the ... laptop and hard drive," Nicholson said in a statement at the hearing. "The serial numbers match."
Experts were conducting forensic tests on the laptop and hard drive, Nicholson said. It was not immediately clear if the data on the equipment had been copied or compromised, but Nicholson said "there is reason to be optimistic."
He did not say how the equipment was recovered, on where it's been during the past two months. The equipment was found Wednesday; Nicholson said he wasn't aware of any arrests made in connection with the incident.
An FBI spokesman said the laptop computer was recovered "in the area," but could not provide more specific information...
Excerpt. Read more at: MSNBC
Did it fall behind a photo-copier? eyes rolling.
On eBay?
His kid was using it to play "Medal of Honor".
"On eBay?"
Sotherby's
"On eBay?"
Sotherby's
FNC is just now reporting the same
Yeah, it was lying right beside that missing hard drive containing the top secret atomic weapons data.
Thank God. I got a letter saying my info was on that laptop.
My guess is that this was one case that was not going to go away until they found the laptop.
under the bed
Probably found on Hillary's night stand.
How many backups were done? Had it the capability to burn info to a cd???
In the kitchen with colonel Mustard?
That thing was getting to hot for somebody. Wonder if it was a Dell?
I'd be interested in the event logs and several other things on it. I wonder if it was at Sandy Berger's house?
Big deal. The hard drive has certainly been copied by now.
Same here - but I don't feel any better about it. News scroll this morning indicated the employee had the VA's permission to take the information home - and there's no telling if the information is still on the laptop, or how many times it's been replicated.
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