IBM
Disclosed May 15, 200719 years agoUnverified
Vendor loses tapes with SSNs of IBM employees, mostly former
Computer tapes with Social Security numbers, birth dates and addresses of IBM employees, mostly former workers, went missing in transit from a contractor's vehicle.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | May 15, 2007 |
| Attack | Vendor breach |
| Data exposed | Social Security numbers, Dates of birth, Addresses, Employment |
| Sector | Tech · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: A Chronology of Data Breaches (archived December 2008)web.archive.org · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | May 15, 2007 |
Other breaches at IBM
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed Apr 14, 2011Apr 14, 201115 years ago | Apr 14, 201115 years ago | Not stated | Healthcare | Confirmed | 1.9M |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.