[IP] Boeing laptop stolen
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From: Kris Gabor <kgabor@xxxxxxx>
Date: December 14, 2006 9:04:52 AM JST
To: dave@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Boeing laptop stolen
Dave, on the heels of Rich's note, here's another one. (Full
disclosure: I work for a mobile data security company.)
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/
2003475335_webboeinglaptop13.html
Boeing laptop stolen, putting 382,000 at risk for identity theft
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — A Boeing Co. laptop containing the names and Social
Security numbers of 382,000 workers and retirees has been stolen,
putting the employees at risk for identity theft and credit card fraud.
The theft, which the company confirmed Tuesday, was the third such
offense in over a year.
Files on the computer also contained home addresses, phone numbers
and birth dates. Some of the files listed salary information.
"It's very disturbing to us when things like this happen, and there
are certain steps you can take right away ... but we realize we need
to go above and beyond those," Boeing spokesman Tim Neale said.
The laptop was stolen earlier this month when an employee left it
unattended, Neale said. He would not reveal where the theft happened,
but said no proprietary, customer or supplier data was on the computer.
The employees affected by the theft, who are mostly retirees, have
not yet been notified. Neale said the company is waiting until it has
an infrastructure in place to handle the onslaught of questions it
will likely receive.
A Boeing laptop containing information on roughly 160,000 current and
former employees was stolen in November 2005. Then, in April, a
laptop containing information on 3,600 employees and retirees was
stolen.
Boeing will provide credit-monitoring services for three years for
those affected by the latest theft, Neale said.
Copyright © 2006 The Seattle Times Company
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