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Stolen laptop puts Starbucks workers' IDs at risk
From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 04:16:53 -0600 (CST)
http://www.komonews.com/news/35044744.html By KOMO Staff komonews.com Nov 24, 2008 SEATTLE -- Starbucks Corp. has issued a troubling e-mail to more than half of its workforce, alerting workers a stolen laptop could put the personal information of 97,000 employees in jeopardy. "We are writing to inform you of a recent incident that may have involved a breach of your private information (including name, address and social security number)," stated the e-mail sent out on Monday. According to Starbucks, the laptop was stolen back on October 29 at an unspecified location. It's unclear why the company waited four weeks to notify its employees. So far, there's no indication the data has been misused. Still, the company is advising employees to monitor their financial accounts, and be on the lookout for signs of identity theft. This is not the first time Starbucks has had employees' personal information compromised due to a laptop theft. [...] _______________________________________________ Help InfoSecNews.org with a donation! http://www.infosecnews.org/donate.html
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