"A laptop containing unencrypted personal data on current and former employees of the former AT&T Corp. was stolen recently from the car of an employee of a professional services firm doing work for the company. That theft prompted the company to notify an unspecified number of individuals about the potential compromise of their Social Security numbers, names and other personal details. AT&T learned of the theft on July 31 but did not begin notifying affected employees until Aug 20." Download Computerworld article in PDF format.