Small, but local

http://cbs4denver.com/local/local_story_218072752.html

Company Leaves Boxes Of Personal Info Outside

Documents Found Outside Howard Johnson Hotel In Denver

Karlyn Tilley Reporting Aug 6, 2007 5:19 am US/Mountain

(CBS4) DENVER A hotel company left about 200 boxes of personal information about customers and employees behind the Howard Johnson along Interstate 70 near Federal Blvd. over the weekend. Workers eventually took the boxes back inside after a hotel guest called CBS4.

Denver police said they don't plan to file charges against the hotel company. It is against federal law to dump documents like the ones found outside the hotel. Officers did tell the hotel to take action after CBS4 also called police.

The documents included full credit card numbers, color copies of drivers' licenses and social security numbers.

... The company did not want to do an interview, but released a statement that said in part "these boxes were under observation at all times by motel staff and security staff. The boxes were not in the dumpster area and never were intended to be disposed."

It was apparent to CBS4 that they were not in a secure location on Sunday when viewed by reporters.

I'd be curious to here the employee's side of the story.

http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20070806062315384

(follow-up) VeriSign worker exits after laptop security breach

Monday, August 06 2007 @ 06:23 AM CDT Contributed by: PrivacyNews News Section: Breaches

VeriSign has warned workers of the theft of a laptop that contained their personal information.

The laptop was stolen from a car parked in the garage of a California worker sometime on the night of 12 July. The laptop contained personal information - name, Social Security number, date of birth, salary information, telephone numbers, and home addresses - of an unknown number of VeriSign employees

... Prompted by our follow-up questions, Verisign issued a statement explaining its response to the breach.

"VeriSign is taking the recent laptop theft very seriously. The Company initiated an investigation as soon as the theft was discovered. We have no reason to believe that the thief or thieves acted with the intent to extract and use this information. The local police have said the theft may be tied to a series of neighborhood burglaries. We disabled any access by the employee’s computer to the VeriSign network. The employee involved in this incident has since left VeriSign."

Source - The Register