Gap

Disclosed Sep 28, 2007800,000 affectedUnverified

Stolen vendor laptop held data of 800,000 Gap job applicants

A laptop holding personal data, including Social Security numbers, of about 800,000 people who applied for store jobs at Gap brands was stolen from the offices of a third party vendor that managed applicant data.

What is known

People affected	800,000 (as reported by the organization)
Disclosed	Sep 28, 2007
Attack	Vendor breach
Data exposed	NamesSocial Security numbersEmployment
Sector	Retail · US
Status	Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization

Sources

Newsweb.archive.org

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: A Chronology of Data Breaches (archived December 2008)

Notices filed

TotalSep 28, 2007

Research800,000 people

Other breaches at Gap

Breach, details not statedBreach notice filed with the Indiana AG, details not stated.RetailUSNov 23, 2016 Breach, details not statedExposed names, Social Security numbers and names. Reported to the Maine AG.RetailUSFeb 2, 2016

History of this record

Added2026-09-25

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First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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