2006 — T-Mobile: A laptop computer holding personally identifiable…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
A laptop computer holding
personally identifiable information of approximately 43,000 current
and former T-Mobile employees disappeared from a T-Mobile employee's
checked luggage. T-Mobile has reportedly sent letters to all those
affected. The data are believed to include names, addresses, SSNs,
dates of birth and compensation information.
Root cause
Portable device theft