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Dishonorable Mention: Data lost for 650,000 Penney, other customers


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Dishonorable Mention: Data lost for 650,000 Penney, other customers

GE unit says there's no indication of theft in missing computer tape that holds personal information, including 150,000 Social Security numbers.

http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/17/news/compa...sion=2008011722

 

PLANO, Texas (AP) -- Personal information on about 650,000 customers of J.C. Penney and up to 100 other retailers could be compromised after a computer tape went missing.

 

GE Money, which handles credit card operations for Penney (JCP, Fortune 500) and many other retailers, said Thursday night that the missing information includes Social Security numbers for about 150,000 people.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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