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Lenovo staff loses company-issued laptop… and colleagues’ data

December 12, 2018

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Despite massive data breaches that have come to light in recent days, people haven’t learnt to protect their personal information.

A Lenovo employee has lost a company-issued laptop containing unencrypted payroll data belonging to colleagues based in the Asia Pacific region, where the company is headquartered, The Register reported Tuesday. The information included names, monthly pay figures and bank account numbers.

The employee, based in Singapore, found the laptop missing in September, according to an internal letter dated Nov. 21 that’s been seen by the publication. Staff have been advised to watch out for unusual activities in their bank accounts.

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