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IRS Incident: Missing Laptop Containing Data Of 291 Employees

Calendar Jun 07, 2006 • User Avatar Brittany Day
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The IRS said that one of its laptops containing data about 291 IRS employees and job applicants went missing in early May when it was lost in transit to an agency event. The information contained on the laptop included fingerprints, names, dates of birth and Social Security numbers for the 291 individuals.

“No electronic tax records or financial information was on the missing computer,

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