In their shoes that's exactly what I would say. I would give as little information for as long as I could.
What else are we expecting them to say? That the data belongs to people being investigated for X or Y? The phone of the special agent? The bar where he was drinking when the laptop got compromised? "Oops, we messed up"?
What else are we expecting them to say? That the data belongs to people being investigated for X or Y? The phone of the special agent? The bar where he was drinking when the laptop got compromised? "Oops, we messed up"?