http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070126/LOCAL/701260542 By Theodore Kim theodore.kim (at) indystar.com January 26, 2007 The names and Social Security numbers of about 4,000 employees at the Indiana Department of Transportation late last year were inadvertently left on a computer server accessible to all agency employees and some private contractors, officials announced today. Andy Dietrick, an agency spokesman, said there is no evidence any fraud occurred. Even so, INDOT Commissioner Karl B. Browning today sent each employee a letter informing them of the situation and encouraging them to keep tabs on their credit standings and financial accounts. The file containing the information remained posted on the server between September and December. The file was accessible to any INDOT employee with computer access and a few private contractors, Dietrick said. "This appears to be not malicious, but rather a case of someone inadvertently dragging a file to the wrong place," he said. _____________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isn
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