The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday told its employees that someone accessed an FAA computer without authorization and stole employee personal information electronically.
In a statement published on its Web site, the FAA said that two of the 48 files on the compromised server held the personal information of more than 45,000 individuals who were FAA employees and retirees as of the first week of February 2006.
"The server that was accessed was not connected to the operation of the air traffic control system or any other FAA operational system, and the FAA has no indication those systems have been compromised in any way," the agency said. A law enforcement investigation is under way.
The agency said that it was moving to prevent similar incidents and that it has identified short-term and long-term actions to improve its ability to protect personal data. It's contacting affected current and former employees by mail.
An FAA spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for further information.
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