 Data Breaches Affecting Wisconsin Citizens
Data Breaches - September 2007
Date Public Notified |
Date of Breach |
Company |
Data Stolen |
September 28, 2007 |
September 19, 2007 |
Gap |
Name, contact information, SSN, other employment information |
Who’s affected |
Details |
An estimated 800,000 individuals who applied online for employment at Gap stores, including Banana Republic and Old Navy, between July 2006 and July 2007.
Notification letters were sent to those affected this week. |
Job seeker records were breached when two laptops were stolen from a third party vendor employed by Gap to process online applications. Only one of the laptops contained data. The data was not encrypted, but the laptop was password protected.
If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800)422-7128 or email us at wisconsinprivacy@wisconsin.gov |
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