[Dataloss] NY: Bristol-Myers: Tape With Workers' Personal Data Was Stolen

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http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200807171514DOWJONESDJONLINE000844_FORTUNE5.htm

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) said a backup computer-data tape containing 
employees' personal information, including Social Security numbers, was 
stolen recently.

The New York drug maker learned of the theft on June 4, and began 
notifying current and former employees by letter in the past few days, 
spokeswoman Tracy Furey told Dow Jones Newswires Thursday afternoon.

It was the latest in a series of security breaches involving customer or 
employee data in the corporate world. A Bristol-Myers rival, Pfizer Inc. 
(PFE), said last year that personal data for some of its current and 
former employees were exposed.

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