Re: Caterpillar Says Employee Data Stolen

["B.K. DeLong" <bkdelong () pobox com>]

This article was an AP piece from April 2007, I believe:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/04/27/financial/f172558D76.DTL&type=business

On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 3:01 PM, rchick <rchicker () etiolated org> wrote:
> http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8OP99M81&show_article=1&catnum=4
>
> CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Caterpillar Inc. said late Friday that a laptop
> computer containing personal data on employees was stolen from a benefits
> consultant that works with the company.
>
> Caterpillar spokesman Rusty Dunn declined to provide many details Friday.
>
> "This is an open investigation and we're not prepared to get into any
> specifics," Dunn said.
>
> He said one laptop computer was stolen earlier this month, but didn't say
> where the theft took place or identify the consultant.
>
> Dunn declined to say how many employees were affected. He said the majority
> are based in the U.S. and letters have been sent to notify them. Dunn said a
> call center is being established to take their inquiries.
>
> The Peoria-based heavy-equipment maker said in a release that it did not
> believe the computer was targeted for the data, nor does it believe the data
> has been accessed or used.
>
> "We deeply regret that this incident occurred," Caterpillar Human Services
> Division Vice President Sid Banwart said in the release. "We are putting in
> place an enhanced level of protection for this type of personal data."
>
> A message left Friday at the Peoria office of the United Auto Workers union,
> which represents a number of Caterpillar employees in Illinois, was not
> returned.
>
> Caterpillar has more than 90,000 employees around the world, according to
> its Web site.
>
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