Chain reports stolen laptop to employees

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/08/17/BUG11KJOOV1.DTL

About 1,200 employees at Williams-Sonoma may be at risk of identify theft 
after a laptop computer containing personal information was stolen from an 
auditor.

The San Francisco home-furnishing chain sent an e-mail to current and 
former employees earlier this month alerting them to the theft.

"Although the information contained on the computer was not encrypted, it 
was password protected," the letter stated. "Despite this level of 
protection, the potential does exist that your personal information may be 
accessed and/or disclosed by unauthorized individuals."

Williams-Sonoma said it has arranged free credit monitoring for its 
employees.

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