While Mr. Fletcher was not directly responsible for the data breach, the exposed medical records had been lingering on state computers for months despite protocol to erase submitted data within 24 hours. Over 280,000 individuals had their Social Security numbers stolen and around 500,000 individuals had less sensitive information stolen off state computers by hackers.
Mark VanOrden will replace Mr. Fletcher as acting director of the department of technology services. Most recently, Mr. VanOrden served as the IT director for the Utah Department of Workforce Services.
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