Comments on: Breaking News: Starbucks Sends Internal Memo Regarding Laptop Theft with 97,000 Employees’ Social Security Numbers, Names and Addresses http://www.laptoptheft.org/2008/11/23/breaking-news-starbucks-sends-internal-memo-regarding-laptop-theft-with-9700097000-employees-social-security-numbers-names-and-addresses/ Dealing with laptop theft, resources for businesses and victims Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:00:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: admin http://www.laptoptheft.org/2008/11/23/breaking-news-starbucks-sends-internal-memo-regarding-laptop-theft-with-9700097000-employees-social-security-numbers-names-and-addresses/#comment-133 admin Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:55:43 +0000 http://www.laptoptheft.org/?p=95#comment-133 Rebecca, You are quite right, this is very serious and you have every right to be concerned how the data may be used. The fact that there was no mention of any theft recovery software, or data protection software on the device is also troubling, you would assume that there are policies in place regarding how IT data is managed. Rebecca,

You are quite right, this is very serious and you have every right to be concerned how the data may be used. The fact that there was no mention of any theft recovery software, or data protection software on the device is also troubling, you would assume that there are policies in place regarding how IT data is managed.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.laptoptheft.org/2008/11/23/breaking-news-starbucks-sends-internal-memo-regarding-laptop-theft-with-9700097000-employees-social-security-numbers-names-and-addresses/#comment-132 Rebecca Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:50:05 +0000 http://www.laptoptheft.org/?p=95#comment-132 Both my husband and I received letters today. This has nothing to do with Starbucks squirming, but everything to do with A LOT of personal, very sensitive information being stolen. It has nothing to do with Starbucks; it happens all the time everywhere, and it can happen to anyone. I don't appreciate someone thinking that this is funny. I am completely on edge about this. I've worked for the company for 7 1/2 years, and never in that time have I ever questioned the safety of my information. We have a one year old and one on the way, and I'm concerned how that's going to reflect our lives if something does happen with our information. As of right now, the information hasn't been misused; however, there is a black market for this kind of thing. I'm definitely calling corporate tomorrow to find out what they intend to do about this, other than the year of credit monitoring. Both my husband and I received letters today. This has nothing to do with Starbucks squirming, but everything to do with A LOT of personal, very sensitive information being stolen. It has nothing to do with Starbucks; it happens all the time everywhere, and it can happen to anyone. I don’t appreciate someone thinking that this is funny. I am completely on edge about this. I’ve worked for the company for 7 1/2 years, and never in that time have I ever questioned the safety of my information. We have a one year old and one on the way, and I’m concerned how that’s going to reflect our lives if something does happen with our information. As of right now, the information hasn’t been misused; however, there is a black market for this kind of thing. I’m definitely calling corporate tomorrow to find out what they intend to do about this, other than the year of credit monitoring.

]]> By: admin http://www.laptoptheft.org/2008/11/23/breaking-news-starbucks-sends-internal-memo-regarding-laptop-theft-with-9700097000-employees-social-security-numbers-names-and-addresses/#comment-128 admin Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:50:29 +0000 http://www.laptoptheft.org/?p=95#comment-128 Hello Diane. Yes this is for real, you are the third to confirm. We are trying to bring more media attention to this, vote for the article on digg.com here: http://digg.com/security/97_000_Starbucks_Employees_Data_On_Stolen_Laptop Pretty amazing we break the story last night and very few diggs. It might be that there are so many of these data breaches nowadays, that nobody cares anymore. Hello Diane. Yes this is for real, you are the third to confirm.

We are trying to bring more media attention to this, vote for the article on digg.com here:

http://digg.com/security/97_000_Starbucks_Employees_Data_On_Stolen_Laptop

Pretty amazing we break the story last night and very few diggs. It might be that there are so many of these data breaches nowadays, that nobody cares anymore.

]]> By: Diane Yoder http://www.laptoptheft.org/2008/11/23/breaking-news-starbucks-sends-internal-memo-regarding-laptop-theft-with-9700097000-employees-social-security-numbers-names-and-addresses/#comment-127 Diane Yoder Mon, 24 Nov 2008 04:45:26 +0000 http://www.laptoptheft.org/?p=95#comment-127 I got the same letter, but have been unable to find anything about it in the press. Is this for real? I am calling corporate tomorrow.... I got the same letter, but have been unable to find anything about it in the press. Is this for real? I am calling corporate tomorrow….

]]> By: Nathan http://www.laptoptheft.org/2008/11/23/breaking-news-starbucks-sends-internal-memo-regarding-laptop-theft-with-9700097000-employees-social-security-numbers-names-and-addresses/#comment-126 Nathan Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:48:15 +0000 http://www.laptoptheft.org/?p=95#comment-126 fail! haha i love seeing starbucks squirm fail! haha i love seeing starbucks squirm

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