[Dataloss] Equifax: Laptop With Employee Data Stolen

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By HARRY R. WEBER, AP Business Writer
Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Equifax Inc., one of the nation's three major credit bureaus, said Tuesday 
a company laptop containing employee names and Social Security numbers was 
stolen from an employee who was traveling by train near London.

The theft, which could affect as many as 2,500 of the Atlanta-based 
company's 4,600 employees, happened May 29 and all employees were notified 
June 7, spokesman David Rubinger said.

Employee names and partial and full Social Security numbers were on the 
computer's hard drive, though Rubinger said it would be almost impossible 
for the thief to decipher the information because it was streamed 
together.

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