540,000 NY workers at risk after data breach

Another lost computer, another massive data breach. wnbc.com has this story which effects over half a million New York residents that have received workers compensation benefits.

The names, addresses and Social Security numbers of as many as 540,000 injured workers have been lost and the state and its contracted company are trying to protect the workers from identity theft.

The state-owned personal computer provided to the contractor, CS Stars, "cannot be located," according to a letter the company sent to the people whose personal information had been lost. CS Stars was using the computer to transition the data from the state to the company's computerized claim system, according to the letter obtained by The Associated Press.

Update: Apparently the computer was found.