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2011 — Netflix: An employee working in a call center accessed…

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Data compromised

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An employee working in a call center accessed customer credit card information for two months without authorization.  Customer names, credit card numbers and other credit card information could have been misused by the employee. The employee's actions were discovered on April 4, the employee was terminated, and a criminal investigation was launched.

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