Raleigh, N.C. — Missing records of clients’ personal information likely ended up at a landfill, a Department of Health and human Services spokeswoman said Wednesday.
A set of computer disks belonging to the Division of Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing came up missing after a recent office renovation, spokeswoman Lori Walston said. The disks were likely accidentally discarded and taken to a landfill.
The disks contained personal information about people who applied for services from the division’s Equipment Distribution Service program from January 2005 to December 2008.
Special software is required to access information on the disks, Walston said.