Home Depot Laptop With Personal Employee Data Stolen

[MKEVHILL () aol com]

_http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/14353117/detail.html_ 
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BOSTON -- Team 5 Investigates has confirmed that a Home  Depot laptop 
containing the personal information of 10,000 employees has been  stolen from the 
home of a worker in Massachusetts.  
NewsCenter 5's Sean Kelly reported Tuesday that employees nationwide are  
potentially impacted.  
The retailer tells Team 5 Investigates it is confident that this personal  
information was not the thief's target, but that is little consolation to  
thousands of Home Depot workers, including Anthony Garro, of Salem. He and his  
wife both received letters from Home Depot headquarters in Atlanta telling them  
that their personal information may be in the wrong hands.  
"They can get your Social Security number, date of birth, you know. They can  
open up an account, anything," Garro said.  
............ 
Team 5 Investigates has confirmed that the laptop was stolen from the  
personal car of an unnamed Massachusetts employee, while the car was parked at  his 
residence. Home Depot will not disclose the city or town. 
............ 
Home Depot said it regrets any inconvenience and is offering free credit  
monitoring for a year. 
Mike 




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