Facebook employee data stolen, 29,000 employees at risk
Facebook reported that a during a recent car break-in targeting a company employee, the personal financial information of 29,000 employees had been stolen. The data was stored on an array of hard drives kept in the employee's car. Facebook stated that the break-in did not seem to be deliberately targeting company information, but is nevertheless providing identity and credit fraud monitoring for all affected employees.
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