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2006 — IBM: A laptop with sensitive information was stolen from…

2006 84.0K records affected Share on X

Data compromised

Personal information

Technical writeup

A laptop with sensitive information was stolen from an employee's car in January. IBM employees who may have been stationed overseas during their careers were affected. Names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, genders, family sizes and tax identifiers for employees were exposed. Those affected were notified in March.

Root cause

Portable device theft

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