Personal Info That 16,000 Katrina Evacuees Gave FEMA Appears Online
AP
DALLAS — The Federal Emergency Management Agency is investigating how personal information from about 16,000 Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Texas ended up online.
FEMA spokesman Terry Monrad in Washington told The Associated Press early Tuesday that the information involved evacuees from Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
All sought FEMA assistance after Katrina hit the Gulf Coast in August 2005.
The individuals are being contacted by phone and mail. They also will receive 18 months of a security monitoring service. Monrad declined to identify which Web sites posted the information, which he says has been removed.
FEMA became aware of the breach Dec. 16. Monrad says most of the applicant information posted online was properly released to state agencies that sought the data after Katrina.
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