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SUMMARY
| Employee discarded hard drive through normal trash collection. | |
| Records | Unknown |
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| Record Types | SSN NAA |
| Breach Type | Disposal Drive |
| Data Family | Electronic |
| Source | Inside - Accidental |
| Organization | Pfizer |
| Other Affected/Involved Organizations | None |
| Lawsuit? | NO/UNKNOWN |
| Data Recovered? | NO/UNKNOWN |
| Arrest? | NO/UNKNOWN |
| Submitted By: | altonius |
TIMELINE
| Date | Event |
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| 2009-03-26 | Incident Occurred |
| None. Add Data | Incident Discovered By Organization |
| 2009-05-07 | Organization Reports Incident |
| None. Add Data | Organization Mails Notifications |
| None. Add Data | Records Recovered |
| None. Add Data | Lawsuit Filed |
| None. Add Data | Arrest Made |
SIMILAR INCIDENTS
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MAP OF INCIDENT LOCATION
Address: United States
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PRIMARY SOURCES
Primary Source ID: 1757
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New Hampshire Data Breach Notification: Employee discard backup hard drive with trash, which may have included names and SSNs.
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| Filename | Source | Researcher | Incident IDs |
| Pfizer6.pdf | New Hampshire Consumer Protection & Antitrust Bureau | kirniki | <a href='/incidents/show/2171'>2171</a> |
| Records | File Date | Uploaded | Updated |
| 3 | 2009-05-07 | 2009-05-13 | 13 Jul 17:57 |
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I _t _ _1 _ _ 5 t 4; ‘ ? { QI it it l DICKSFTEINS HAPI ROM 15325 Eye Sltircct NW [ Washingtor1,l.J(Q 2000fj—5403 riL(E02)=<stcinshapiro.ctim ` l is . May 7, 2... |
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Primary Source ID: 2019
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Maryland Data Breach Notification : Pfizer - hard drive disposed of through normal trash process.
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| ITU-172561.pdf | Maryland Attorney General | kirniki | <a href='/incidents/show/2171'>2171</a> |
| Records | File Date | Uploaded | Updated |
| 29 | 2009-05-07 | 2009-08-08 | 10 Nov 03:59 |
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r--/ A “ l DICKSTEINSHAPIROLLP 1825 Eye Street NW | Washington, DC 20006-5403 TEL (202) 420-2200 ] FAX (202) 420-2201 [ dicksteinshapirorom l I May 7, 2009 l Honorable Douglas F. Gansler t Attomey Ge... |
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Primary Source ID: 2368
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Maine Data Breach Notification: Employee discard backup hard drive with trash, which may have included one name and SSN of a ME resident.
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| 20090507_pfizer_ME.pdf | Maine Attorney General | d2d | <a href='/incidents/show/2171'>2171</a> |
| Records | File Date | Uploaded | Updated |
| 1 | 2009-05-07 | 2009-12-06 | 21 May 18:46 |
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DICKSTEINSHAPIROLLP 1825 Eye Street NW | Washington, DC 20006·5403 TEL (202) 420-2200 | sax (202) 420-2201 | dicksteinshapiro.com May 7, 2009 Honorable Janet T. Mills Attorney General of Maine 6 Sta... |
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Primary Source ID: 2701
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Massachusetts Data Breach Notification : Pfizer - hard drive disposed of through normal trash process
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| 20090507-pfizer-inc-MA.pdf | Massachusetts Attorney General | d2d | <a href='/incidents/show/2171'>2171</a> |
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| 19 | 2009-05-07 | 2010-04-27 | 02 Jun 07:00 |
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D|CKSTEINSHAP|ROiip.“ 0 I ’ 1825 Eye Street NW [ Washington, DC 20006-5403 . ,1121. (202) 420-2200 [ 1=Ax (202) 4202201 | dicl<steinsl1apiro.corn . · 4 . May 7, 2009 A Honorable Martha Coakley I I N... |
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Primary Source ID: 2378
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Letter sent to Pfizer customer explaining how their Social Security number may have been compromised when a hard drive was disposed of improperly.
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| 20090508_pfizer_ME.pdf | Maine Attorney General | d2d | <a href='/incidents/show/2171'>2171</a> |
| Records | File Date | Uploaded | Updated |
| Not yet entered | 2009-05-08 | 2009-12-06 | 05 Sep 10:11 |
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’ A ` Pnzer lnc _ 235 East 42"" Street y , New York, NY 10017-5755 May 8, 2009 Sample Name Sample Address Sample City, State, Zip Code . Dear[ 1: We are writing to let you know that, on March 26, 20... |
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COMMENTS
Breach Types:
- Disposal Computer | Disposal Document | Disposal Tape | Disposal Drive
- Disposal Mobile | Email | Fax | Fraud Se
- Hack | Lost Computer | Lost Document | Lost Drive
- Lost Laptop | Lost Media | Lost Mobile | Lost Tape
- Missing Document | Missing Laptop | Missing Media | Snail Mail
- Stolen Computer | Stolen Document | Stolen Drive | Stolen Laptop
- Stolen Media | Stolen Mobile | Stolen Tape | Unknown
- Virus | Web |
