[Dataloss] Auditor Loss Of Wells Fargo Data Alleged

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Courtesy PogoWasRight.org

http://www.securitypronews.com/news/securitynews/spn-45-20060901AuditorLossOfWellsFargoDataAlleged.html

A two-page letter obtained by SecurityProNews claimed a notebook computer 
containing personal information about Wells Fargo employees has been 
stolen from an auditor's vehicle.

The letter, dated August 28th, said the computer and a data disk were 
stolen from the locked trunk of an unnamed auditor. The auditor contacted 
Wells Fargo and law enforcement, and both are investigating the theft.

"The auditor had your information because we are required by the Internal 
Revenue Service to have our health plans audited by independent qualified 
public accountants," the letter read. "We have no indication that the 
information has been accessed or misused."

Employee data including names, Social Security numbers, and information 
about prescription drug claim cost and dates made during 2005 under the 
Wells Fargo health plan, was on the disk.

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