Huge Loss of Computerized Clinton Data

An article was released two days ago in the New York Times regarding the loss of a computer hard drive containing a terabyte of confidential computerized data. The hard drive contained vital information attaining to former President Clinton and former Vice President Gore. The hard drive was said to also contain personal information about one of the three Gore daughters as well as numerous other people who visited or worked at the White House. Some of the compromised data included social security numbers and home addresses and who knows what else is on the hard drive. A terabyte is a lot of memory and there could be millions of pieces of confidential information that can possibly destroy lives if in the wrong hands. Security procedures used by the Secret Service at the White House during Clinton's term was also stored on that hard drive and now puts the entire White House security system at risk.
Federal authorities are looking into the apparent breach at a National Archives record center and an extensive investigation is already underway to find the vital hardware. Investigators do not yet know as to whether or not the drive was stolen or simply misplaced, but immediate efforts are being made to recover the hard drive as soon as possible, as many people are left vulnerable until the hard drive is secured. But even then, if someone actually did steal the hard drive and say investigators found it, who is to say that the perp did not make a copy or download all the information onto their computer or separate hard drive. There are so many possibilities that a computer hacker could do with a hard drive containing such valuable and confidential information as this one. The FBI is looking into the matter as well in case it is a criminal act then they will have to get involved because it is federal property. Something tells me that the hard drive was stolen because I don't just see how a piece of equipment that expensive and important gets misplaced. If it was stolen then security measures better be looked at closely and improvement must be made immediately because that is just unacceptable, especially for a government agency. Their access control system and CCTV systems should be thourohgly examined and inspected to make sure they are working properly and if not they must be fixed immediatlely.