( A CD containing information on almost 3...)Data On Three Million Georgia Residents Lost,Health

A CD containing information on almost 3 million residents of Georgia, U.S has been reported missing. The data is believed to have been lost in transit//.

The CD is said to contain social security numbers, birth dates and addresses of people who were enrolled in Medicaid or PeachCare, a state health insurance program for children, during the four years preceding June 2006.

Affiliated Computer Services (ACS), a Dallas company that handles claims for the programs, lost the disc.

Says Lisa Marie Shekell, a Department of Community Health representative, dispelling doubts that the CD was stolen: "At this time, we do not have any indication that the information on the disk has been misused".

As consequences of the loss the Georgia Department of Community Health has asked ACS to notify all affected members in writing and supply them with information on credit watch monitoring as well as tips on how to obtain a free credit report.

Since the last two years, more than 150 million personal records have been exposed in dozens of incidents, according to information compiled by the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.

Identity fraud, which includes credit card fraud, bank fraud, as well as phone, and utilities fraud, accounted for 36 percent of the total 674,354 complaints submitted to the Federal Trade Commission and its external data contributors in 2006.
ANN/M
'"/>




Page: 1
Related medicine news :

1. One in Three Heart Attack Patients Have No Chest Pains
2. Nobel Prize for Medicine shared by Three scientists
3. Three Tropical Parasites Genetic Code Unravelled
4. The Future Pattern Of Weight Gain Is Laid As Early As Three Years Of Age
5. Smoking Increases The Risk Of Heart Disease By Three Times
6. Three Sisters Have One Baby and Make History
7. Three In One Ultrasound Probe For 3-D Imaging Of Heart And Tissue Destruction Developed
8. Three More Bird Flu Cases Reported By China
9. Three meals daily Keeps Keralas elderly Healthy
10. Three dimensional structure of apolipoprotein revealed
11. Delhi Witnessed 34 Meningitis Deaths In Three Months