2007 — Hewlett Packard: A laptop belonging to an HP director was lost…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
A laptop belonging to an HP director was lost during a business trip to Atlanta, GA. The breach occurred in late July and involved the names, Social Security numbers, addresses, dates of birth, citizenship status and compensation information of Mercury Interactive employees. Mercury Interactive was acquired by HP in November of 2006.
Root cause
Portable device theft