Unencrypted Lost Tape Affects 230 Retailers

Lucas123 tells us that a backup tape lost by Iron Mountain reportedly contains credit card information from 650,000 customers. The unencrypted tape also holds Social Security numbers for 150,000 customers. Quoting the Computerworld Article: "Although J.C. Penney was the only company that Jones would confirm as affected by the missing tape, that retailer accounts for just a small percentage of all accounts that were compromised. In total, 230 retailers are affected by the breach. 'Clearly that number includes many of the national retail organizations,' he said."

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It's just another endless story

[Anonymous Coward]

They'll drag the mystery out until the ratings are too low and the show is canceled. How losing one tape of that affects retailers is beyond me.