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SUMMARY

Laptop containing 17,000 employee Socials, names, addresses, accessed through unauthorized software.
Records	17,000
Record Types	SSN NAA
Breach Type	Hack
Data Family	Electronic
Source	Inside - Accidental
Organization	Pfizer
Other Affected/Involved Organizations	None
Lawsuit?	YES
Data Recovered?	NO/UNKNOWN
Arrest?	NO/UNKNOWN
Submitted By:	Anonymous

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TIMELINE

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2007-06-11	Organization Reports Incident
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COSTS SUMMARY

Known Actual Costs

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Estimated Costs

Ponemon Institute Direct Costs Estimate ¹

$1,020,000.00

Note that these estimates are based on the Ponemon Institute's 2009 direct costs figures from their 2009 Annual Study: Cost of a Data Breach. We multiply $60.00 by the number of records to obtain this figure. Keep in mind that depending on the breach, the direct costs are not always suffered by the breached organizations. In the case of credit card number breaches, the direct costs can often be suffered by banks and card issuers. Also note that this is only an estimate.

PRIMARY SOURCES

Primary Source ID: 256

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Pfizer laptop containing 17,000 employee Socials, names, addresses, accessed through unauthorized software, 98 from New Hampshire
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
NH_Pfizer2.pdf	New Hampshire Consumer Protection & Antitrust Bureau	kirniki	<a href='/incidents/show/705'>705</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
98	2007-05-30	2008-12-04	23 Sep 14:17
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Primary Source ID: 712

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Unauthorized access to personal information including names, Social Security numbers and addresses
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
NC_pfizer_inc.pdf	North Carolina Department of Justice, Consumer Protection Division	cwalsh	<a href='/incidents/show/705'>705</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
569	2007-06-15	2008-12-11	23 Sep 19:12
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Primary Source ID: 1194

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Unauthorized access allowed to personal information through the installation of unauthorized software
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
ME_05302007_pfizer.pdf	Maine Attorney General	kirniki	<a href='/incidents/show/705'>705</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
64	2007-05-30	2009-01-29	03 Feb 06:44
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. vi` ll ' V5] Q, (17* ' ii,7 R7/[ {ii 72 /{[' if- DICKSTEINS\|·lAP\|ROtt»= 1825 Eye Street NW Washington, DC 20006-5403 rm. (202) 420-2200 1 mx (202) 420-2201 d.icl<steinshapiro.corn May...

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Primary Source ID: 1396

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Laptop containing 17,000 employee Social Security numbers, names, addresses, including 136 Nebraska residents, accessed through unauthorized software
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
NE-20070530_Pfizer.pdf	Nebraska Attorney General	Lyger	<a href='/incidents/show/705'>705</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
136	2007-05-30	2009-02-22	22 Feb 20:08
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.n `Y DICKSTEINSHAP I ROLLP 1825 Eye Street NW \| Washington, DC 20006-5403 rm. (202) 420-2200 \| mx (202) 420-2201 l clicksteinshapimcom May 30, 2007 Via First Class Mail and E-mail DEPAMMBVTOF . JU...

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Primary Source ID: 1481

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Hawaii breach notification - Pfizer reports an employee installed unauthorized software which exposed employee names and Social Security numbers of 62 Hawaii residents.
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
2007-05-30_Pfizer.pdf	Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection	d2d	<a href='/incidents/show/705'>705</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
62	2007-05-30	2009-03-18	23 Apr 22:15
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/ U ” it DICKSTEINSHAPIROLLP " 1125 liye Street: NW W:1shingturt. DC 20(]0H-5403 ,-,.1, (30)) t'g()»}l2(}O Q tax CZU2) 420220I l tlirtl<steinshapir0.c:t1m -0-I __5 P :19 YE BF ¢-Ir! *l...

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Primary Source ID: 1342

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Laptop containing 17,000 employee Socials, names, addresses, accessed through unauthorized software, including those of 98 New Hampshire residents
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
Pfizer.pdf	New Hampshire Consumer Protection & Antitrust Bureau	kirniki	<a href='/incidents/show/705'>705</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
98	2007-05-30	2009-02-17	12 May 19:13
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D l QKSTE E NS l—lAPl RjOi.i.= l$:Z2§—l55;e Screen; NW { Waslliiiigtem. DCE 2’(l0{l§-—54—l“l3 . rr.;.·l2l§.2) =§L?O»Z?2§Cl wx {12GT€§ =l2U·§12U‘l riiclcstein:·ll.epire.r·r¤m May 30, EOG7 Vie Firs...

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Primary Source ID: 1430

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Vermont Data Breach Notification : Peer 2 Peer software leads to unauthorised downloading of personal information.
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
6-07_gap_inc.pdf	Vermont Office of the Attorney General	databreaches	<a href='/incidents/show/705'>705</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
32	2007-06-01	2009-03-17	25 May 02:28
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Pfizer lnc 235 East 42"d Street New York, NY 10017-5755 June 1, 2007 Dear [ ]: We are writing to inform you ofa recent incident involving the unauthorized disclosure of your name and Social Security...

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Primary Source ID: 1439

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Wisconsin data breach notification - Laptop containing 17,000 employee Socials, names, addresses, accessed through unauthorized software
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
20070530_WI_pfizer.pdf	Wisconsin Attorney General	swtornio	<a href='/incidents/show/705'>705</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
291	2007-05-30	2009-03-18	27 May 20:20
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Fax sent by I 4142347533 B3/15/B3 B3 231 Pg I 2/27 D\|C\|(S'l"EINSHAPlROttp p 1825 Eye Street NW \| Washington, DC 20005-5403 rs1.(‘202)¢l20-2200 I mx (202) 420-2201 I di¤k¤¤¤i¤¤h¤pir¤-¤¤r¤ May 30, 2007...

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Primary Source ID: 1537

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Mississippi Data Breach Notification : Malware on laptop may have compromised personal information including names and SSN.
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
20070530_pfizer_MS.pdf	Maine Attorney General	d2d	<a href='/incidents/show/705'>705</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
146	2007-05-30	2009-05-06	21 Jul 11:50
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DICKSTEINSHAPIROLLF i 1825 Eye Street NW \| Washington, DC 20006-5403 rst. (202) 420-2200 l rut (202) 420-2201 \| dicl<steinshapim.com May 30, 2007 · Via First Class Mail and E—mail Honorable Jim Hood...

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Primary Source ID: 1963

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Various Letters from Pfizer outlining data breaches, including theft of laptop and also installation of file sharing software on a Pfizer computer.
Filename	Source	Researcher	Incident IDs
FL_pfizer.pdf	Florida Attorney General	infolock	<a href='/incidents/show/705'>705</a> \| <a href='/incidents/show/764'>764</a>
Records	File Date	Uploaded	Updated
Not yet entered	2007-08-20	2009-06-23	12 Aug 23:14
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OB/EO/BOO? 04:35:15 PM OL1tl&w, TO1'1.j€t (202) 2*10-2201 Paglé 5 Pfizer late A 235 lEz1st42““ Street New Y©:·l·;, NY lOCll7~5?55 tr .l . we- Jurre 1. Zeit? Detarl _ _ _ vv__ __b___ w_w__ We ari: wr...