Sailors' Social Security Nos. on Web Site

By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press Writer
© 2006 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Navy has begun a criminal investigation after Social Security numbers and other personal data for 28,000 sailors and family members were found on a civilian Web site.

The Navy said Friday the information was in five documents and included people's names, birth dates and Social Security numbers. Navy spokesman Lt. Justin Cole would not identify the Web site or its owner, but said the information had been removed. He would not provide any details about how the information ended up on the site.