DES MOINES (AP) — State officials say the theft of a computer here may pose an information risk to Iowa residents who participate in the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship’s Horse and Dog Breeding Program.
The program provides financial awards to breeders of successful Iowa-born racing greyhounds and racehorses at the end of the racing season.
Department officials said someone broke into the state vehicle used by an employee of the program sometime Thursday and stole the computer.
Although the computer had an encryption protection, there is concern that unauthorized access could be gained to the names, addresses, phone numbers and Social Security numbers of more than 3,000 Iowans who participate in the program.
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