Hackers hit U.S. Army computers (identity theft)

[Barrett808]

Hackers hit U.S. Army computers
By JON SARCHE

FORT CARSON, Colo. — Thieves stole computer equipment from Fort Carson containing soldiers' Social Security numbers and other personal records, the Army said Monday.

Post spokeswoman Dee McNutt said she did not know how many soldiers' records were involved but that no cases of identity theft had been reported.

Among Fort Carson's soldiers are thousands who are serving in Iraq, including members of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment.

Computers or hard drives were stolen in mid-August from a building on the post in Colorado Springs where soldiers get identification cards and update their personnel records, McNutt said.

Records taken also included soldiers' date of birth, rank, unit, citizenship and job.

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http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050913.gtarmysep13/BNStory/Technology

[dethl]

1. Identity theives, not hackers.... n/t

[Barrett808]

2. Good -- I just noted this in the headline. n/t

[Teaser]

3. Physically stealing a computer...

is not what makes you a hacker (or cracker, or whatever).

It's what makes you a burglar.

[short bus president]

7. maybe they hacksawed the cases

to get to the drives... ;-)

[atreides1]

4. An Inside Job

Ft. Carson is a secured post, so whoever stole the hard drives or computers had access to the post and the building that the computers were in.

[NV Whino]

5. Could one possibly hope

that the thieves will issue return orders for all Fort Carson soldiers in Iraq?

[Barrett808]

6. Those terrorists are deviously clever! n/t