http://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=61487 By Charlie Reed Stars and Stripes European edition March 21, 2009 RAF MILDENHALL, England - British authorities are still looking for a stolen computer containing the personal information of thousands assigned to the base. The names, post office box numbers, forwarding addresses, units of assignment and work phone numbers of the 6,000 mailbox holders at RAF Mildenhall were contained in a password-protected database that an airman transferred to his personal laptop to work with at home. The computer was stolen from the post office employee’s residence in nearby Brandon in late January and has not been recovered, according to the Suffolk Constabulary, the local British police force. Two suspects were arrested for suspicion of burglary within days of the Jan. 27 crime and were later released. According to records, the men, ages 22 and 26, have "no fixed abode" and are scheduled to meet with investigators March 31, said Lisa Crane, constabulary spokeswoman. The Air Force is not participating in the investigation but posted several notices at the mail center urging people to follow Federal Trade Commission guidelines for identification theft, which include placing a fraud alert on credit information. A mass e-mail with the same notification and advice also was circulated around the base. "We believe that the probability is low that the information will be accessed and used for an unlawful purpose," the notice stated. "However, we cannot say with certainty that this might not occur." [...] _______________________________________________ Best Selling Security Books and More! http://www.shopinfosecnews.org/Received on Mon Mar 23 2009 - 02:21:52 PDT
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