[telecom] NASA Says Staff Information Was on Stolen Laptop

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NASA Says Staff Information Was on Stolen Laptop

By NICOLE PERLROTH NOVEMBER 14, 2012

NASA told its staff this week that a laptop containing sensitive personal information for a large number of employees and contractors was stolen two weeks ago from a locked vehicle.

Although the laptop was password protected, the information had not been encrypted, which could give skilled hackers full access to the contents.

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