update: Nashville voters' Social Security numbers may be at risk

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

(now claiming full Social Security numbers may be involved, not just last 
4 digits)

http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2007/12/24/daily22.html

A break-in at the Davidson County Election Office at 800 Second Ave. has 
jeopardized a large number of voters' personal data, according to Ray 
Barrett, election administrator.

Barrett said further investigation has revealed a greater loss of 
information during the break-in than originally thought and that voters' 
Social Security numbers may be involved.

[...]

"As we looked deeper into determining the extent of loss that occurred 
during the holiday break-in, we now know that full Social Security numbers 
were included on the voter files contained on one or more of the stolen 
computers," Barrett said. "Initially, we thought that the only information 
was the same that the public can purchase when putting together mailing 
lists, we now know that was incorrect."

[...]
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