WFMY -- 32,000 Social Security Numbers At Risk
This certainly is not good news -- we, as citizens, seem to be more at risk from those responsible for the security of our personal identity then by ourselves... I would like to see any Social Security reform includes much harsher penalties for those that mishandle our Social Security numbers since it is rapidly becoming the single most important thing we possess yet is requested -- demanded by clerks everywhere from the doctor's office to the car lot and the occasional utility company. Somehow, the privacy act of 1974 does not seem adequate anymore -- heck, I never even see it printed on 99% of the forms that request my social, DOB, and address information.
UPDATE: Reuters
The U.S. Secret Service and the FBI said they were investigating the incident.
The information accessed included names, addresses, Social Security and driver's license numbers, but not credit histories, medical records or financial information.
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