HI: License holders alerted to theft

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090408/NEWS01/904080383/1001

Nearly 1,900 holders of Hawai'i commercial driver's licenses are being 
warned to take measures to prevent identity theft after a state computer 
containing personal information was stolen three weeks ago.

The state Department of Transportation sent a letter Monday to the 
affected commercial driver's license holders to notify them of the 
security breach. The laptop computer contained the names, addresses, 
Social Security numbers and other personal information of 1,892 commercial 
vehicle license drivers.

Statewide, there are about 30,000 people with commercial driver's 
licenses, said Tammy Mori, department spokeswoman.

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