(update) CNBC's Gasparino: Merrill Lynch ID Theft May Affect 33, 000 Employees

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.cnbc.com/id/20162588

A "major identity-theft incident" has occurred at brokerage giant Merrill 
Lynch that may affect more than 30,000 employees, CNBC's Charlie Gasparino 
reported.

"A computer device apparently was stolen from [Merrill's] corporate 
offices in New Jersey," Gasparino said.

According to sources, the device contained sensitive personal information, 
including Social Security numbers, about some 33,000 employees of the 
financial firm.

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