[Dataloss] ADP security breach - "Hundreds of Thousands"
lyger
lyger at attrition.org
Thu Jul 6 17:13:36 EDT 2006
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2160425&page=1
July 6, 2006 -- The latest corporate data breach is from a company you may
never have heard of, even though one in six American workers gets paid by the
firm.
Automatic Data Processing, one of the world's largest payroll service
companies, confirmed to ABC News that it was swindled by a data thief looking
for information on hundreds of thousands of American investors.
According to a company spokeswoman, ADP provided a scammer with personal
information of investors who had purchased stock through brokerages that
use ADP's investor communications services. Initial reporting indicates
that these firms include a number of brand-name brokers, including
Fidelity Investments and Morgan Stanley.
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