Semtech Data Breach
Laptop Security Blog Semtech Data Breach
October 15th, 2007
Author: arieannaSemtech has notified its US employees that a recent laptop theft has put them at risk for identity theft.
Late in September, Semtech sent a letter to an undisclosed number of its 690 employees letting them know that their data is at risk. A laptop was stolen from the office of one of Semtech’s vendors, also undisclosed.
Semtech has declined to offer additional information about their data breach to customers or the press. It is unknown what data has been put at risk, when the theft happened, or the time between theft and notification. Given the current environment surrounding data breaches, greater disclosure of this information may have been to the benefit of the company’s public relations efforts.
Semtech is offering identity theft protection services for one year to those affected.
Via Pacific Coast Business Times Tags: semtech, data breach, identity theft, it security, business security
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[...] Semtech Data BreachSemtech has notified its US employees that a recent laptop theft has put them at risk for identity theft. Late in September, Semtech sent a letter to an undisclosed number of its 690 employees letting them know that their data is at risk. A laptop was stolen from the office of one of Semtechs vendors, also undisclosed [...]