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Originally Posted by Tsar
Hacked, stolen, left his computer open and someone got in. Everyone makes "mistakes".
Recently I got a piece of mail from one of the top US intel agencies, it went something like this;
"Because you have traveled on our behalf during the period of XXX we have all of your information on file. Unfortunately, the information was not protected and anyone with access to our computers could have access to it. Every person in the compound is required to have a top secret clearance so the chance of identity theft is minimal, although possible. If you suspect that you have been a victim of identity theft please contact us as soon as possible".
This was a letter from an agency that has WAY more money and way more security that Toyota can dream of, despite that they exposed MY information, and information of other people who were tagged with me on those documents... Do you know what Toyota security procedures are? I doubt it. Does Toyota require their employees to have a top secret clearance, I doubt it. Is it possible to steal info from Toyota? It's possible to steal anything from anyone.
More serious stuff has "leaked" in the past.
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The government is a bad example, but I get it. The thing is that the documents in question were probably only seen by a select few (a guess based on how nobody else mentioned they have them) so hackers or ID thieves would probably have no idea what they were, or what they look like. Unless he's dumb enough to have a folder marked "SECRET TOYOTA DOCS" on his machine. If 10 people know they exist and who might have them then only 10 people are "in charge of their security".