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Associated PressAlcatel-Lucent Workers' Info Missing
May 18, 1:05 AM (ET)
MURRAY HILL, N.J. (AP) - A computer disk containing personal information on thousands of Lucent employees and retirees has been missing for at least 10 days, Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) (ALU) said Thursday.
A vendor informed the company May 7 that the disk could not be located, Alcatel-Lucent said in a prepared statement.
The disk includes names, addresses, Social Security numbers, birth dates and salary data for U.S. employees who worked for Lucent and their family members and Lucent retirees and their dependents, the company said. It said the disk did not contain credit card numbers or bank account information.
The telecommunications equipment maker sent an e-mail to employees Thursday informing them of the potential security breach and said it was preparing a mailing to employees, retirees and their dependents to explain the situation. In addition, the company said it will provide the individuals at risk with identity theft protection and credit monitoring for one year free of charge.
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