September 2008
Security leaks
How agencies lost personal info
May 2006 and January 2007
Files leaked: 28 million records
Computer equipment with data on veterans and active military stolen from employee's home. Then more veterans' files and info on 1.3 million health-care providers disappears.
January 2003-June 2006
Files leaked: 2,359 records
Federal reports finds 126 cases in which laptops with taxpayer data were lost or stolen from cars, luggage, and elsewhere.
February and July 2007
Files leaked: 100,000 records
Hard drive containing personnel data is lost. Travel site for TSA found to be riddled with security flaws.
September 2006
Files leaked: 8,000 records
Personal info of drivers caught on red-light cameras was publicly available on Web site.
June 2007
Files leaked: 1.3 million records
Backup device with data on taxpayers and employees is stolen from the car of a college intern at home.
