Pfizer
Disclosed Jun 11, 200719 years ago17,000 affectedUnverified
File-sharing software on laptop exposed data of 17,000 Pfizer staff
File sharing software installed on a Pfizer laptop exposed files with names, Social Security numbers, addresses and bonus information of current and former employees, and some files were accessed and copied.
What is known
| People affected | 17,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Jun 11, 2007 |
| Attack | Exposed data |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Addresses, Employment |
| Sector | Healthcare · 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 | Jun 11, 2007 | 17,000 |
Other breaches at Pfizer
| Breach | Affected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed Jun 7, 2024Jun 7, 20242 years agoHacking | Jun 7, 20242 years ago | Hacking | Tech | Confirmed | Unknown |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.