Tuesday, April 03, 2007
Mystery Shopping Company Suffers Mysterious Data Breach
Mystery Shopping Company Suffers Mysterious Data Breach
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Data Loss Source: Thieves stole several computers containing shoppers’ personal data from Speedmark’s Woodlands, Texas office. Speedmark is a marketing services firm that employs “mystery shoppers” to observe employee behavior for clients.
Date of Loss: December 16, 2006.
Size of Loss: Unknown
Affected Individuals: Mystery shoppers working for Speedmark
Geographic Focus: US
Data contained: The stolen information included names, addresses, e-mail accounts, and Social Security numbers of Speedmark employees and contractors.
Additional Notes: The theft was discovered on Dec. 16, 2006, but many shoppers contracted to Speedmark did not receive letters notifying them of the breach until mid-February, 2007.
Additional Information: Consumer Affairs
Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Data Loss Source: Thieves stole several computers containing shoppers’ personal data from Speedmark’s Woodlands, Texas office. Speedmark is a marketing services firm that employs “mystery shoppers” to observe employee behavior for clients.
Date of Loss: December 16, 2006.
Size of Loss: Unknown
Affected Individuals: Mystery shoppers working for Speedmark
Geographic Focus: US
Data contained: The stolen information included names, addresses, e-mail accounts, and Social Security numbers of Speedmark employees and contractors.
Additional Notes: The theft was discovered on Dec. 16, 2006, but many shoppers contracted to Speedmark did not receive letters notifying them of the breach until mid-February, 2007.
Additional Information: Consumer Affairs
# posted by raveneye @ 9:08 PM 
