Disk with data on 2.9M Georgians lost By SHANNON McCAFFREY, Associated Press Writer
A disk containing the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of
2.9 million Medicaid and children's health care recipients is missing, Georgia health officials said Tuesday.The state said the security breach was reported by Affiliated Computer Services, a private vendor. ACS did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment.
The Georgia Department of Community Health said it was requiring the Dallas-based company to notify everyone affected and to offer free credit reports. The children's health care program involved in the data loss is called PeachCare.
Officials said the information, also including addresses, went back four years and included some people who are no longer on the rolls.
State officials said they had notified the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Governor's Office of Consumer Affairs and the state Attorney General.
Copyright 2007 The Associated Press.
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