The National Archives lost a computer hard drive containing massive amounts of sensitive data from the administration of former US president Bill Clinton, including Social Security identification numbers, addresses and Secret Service and White House operating procedures, congressional officials said on Tuesday.
One of former vice president Al Gore’s three daughters is among those whose Social Security numbers were on the drive but it was not clear which one. Other information includes logs of events, social gatherings and political records.
Archives spokeswoman Susan Cooper said in a written statement that the agency is preparing to notify affected individuals of the breach. A representative of former president Bill Clinton has been notified, but Cooper gave no indication whether the former president’s personal information was on the external drive.
“The drive contains an as yet unknown amount of personally identifiable information of White House staff and visitors,” the statement added.
The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation of the matter Democratic Representative Edolphus Towns, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, and senior committee Republican Darrell Issa said.
The lawmakers said they learned of the loss from their committee aides after the staff was briefed by the inspector general of the National Archives and Records Administration. There was no indication that anyone has been victimized, aides said.
The lawmakers said they learned of the loss from the inspector general of the National Archives and Records Administration. The drive is missing from the Archives facility in College Park, Maryland, a Washington suburb. The drive was lost between last October and March and contained 1 terabyte of data.
Issa said the hard drive was moved from a “secure” storage area to a workspace while it was in use. The inspector general explained that at least 100 badge-holders had access to the area where the hard drive was left unsecured.
Besides those with official access to sensitive material, janitors, visitors, interns and others passed through the area, Issa said.
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