[Dataloss] [update] Arrest made in Altria laptop case

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http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149192605701

New York police have arrested a security officer in the theft of five
laptops containing the names of about 18,000 past and present
employees of Altria, the parent company of Philip Morris USA in
Richmond.

Altria spokeswoman Lisa Gonzalez said Philip Morris has sent e-mails
and letters to many of its 6,300 area employees whose names, social
security numbers and other pension-related information were found on
the stolen computers.

The theft occurred in late November in the New York City offices of
Towers Perrin, which handles pension and benefit consulting for
Altria. Employees at other branches of the company, including Kraft
Foods and Philip Morris International, also have been notified.

Altria and Towers Perrin waited to inform the affected employees until
after police made an arrest on Dec. 28. Towers Perrin said in its
letter that "we have no reason to believe that your information has
been misused."

Dewayne Rivers, 30, of Brooklyn, has been charged in the theft. Rivers
worked as chief information security officer at the Towers Perrin
offices, according to a police report.

Rivers was released Dec. 28 on $10,000 bail and has an April 5 court
date, a spokesman for the Manhattan District Attorney's office said
today.


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