FOIA Documents Reveal 478 IRS Laptops Lost or Stolen
The Internal Revenue Service is the latest federal agency to acknowledge a security breach involving missing laptop computers. The breach once again puts Americans at risk of identity theft. According to documents obtained by WTOP through the Freedom of Information Act, between 2002 and 2006 year-to-date, the agency charged with collecting taxes and protecting taxpayers' personal information had 478 laptops either lost or stolen.
IRS Latest Federal Agency to Lose Laptops, WTOP Radio, November 15, 2006.
