Laptop with 12,000 Armstrong Worker's Personal Data Stolen
An AP newswire article, via Yahoo! News, reports that:
A laptop stolen from a payroll auditor contains personal information on 12,000 current and former Armstrong World Industries Inc. employees, the company said.More here.
The data include home addresses and phone numbers, Social Security numbers and how much the people were paid. A two-page letter sent by Armstrong last week said the company was not aware of any misuse of the information, and that a password was required to access the information on the computer.
The laptop was stolen from a locked car belonging to a Deloitte & Touche LLP employee, Armstrong said. Deborah G. Harrington, a spokeswoman for the consulting firm, declined to comment.
posted by Fergie @ 7/26/2006 03:24:00 PM
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