More Pfizer personal information says bye-bye

The confidential information of some 13,000 Pfizer employees is at risk for exposure after a laptop and flash drive were stolen.

What type of personal information? Names, addresses, telephone numbers, employee ID numbers, positions and salaries.

Details: This is the sixth time Pfizer has publicized a breach in the past year. A sampling of others are noted here.

Source: theday.com, The Day (Conn.), "Another laptop stolen from Pfizer, employee information compromised," May 12.
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