Personal information on more than 30,000 Navy Sailors and family members discovered on a civilian Web site in June provided data on personnel who were stationed in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina in 2005.
The Chief of Naval Personnel was notified June 22 that an open Web site contained five spreadsheet files with personal information, including the name, birth date and social security numbers of several Navy members and dependents.
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) is investigating how the information was obtained, why it was posted, and how long the information was on the Web site.
The Navy continues to notify individuals who were affected, and the Navy Personnel Command (NPC) call center in Millington, Tenn., is manned 24 hours a day to assist Sailors and their families.
The NPC call center number is 1-866-U-ASK-NPC (1-866-827-5672).
Letters were mailed to all 30,618 service members and their families affected by the data loss. In addition, information on how to watch for suspicious activity on personal accounts is posted on the NPC Web site – www.npc.navy.mil.
There is no evidence that any of the data has been used illegally thus far. However, individuals are encouraged to carefully monitor their bank accounts, credit card accounts and other financial transactions.