DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

United Natural Foods warehouse with retired laptops and hard drives burglarized

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Dissent

Let’s never forget the importance of physical security.

Attorneys for United Natural Foods Inc. (UNFI) report that in early October, UNFI was notified by police in Auburn, California that several old/retired laptops had been found in the possession of two homeless individuals on two occasions.

UNFI’s investigation revealed that the laptops had last been located at a UNFI-owned warehouse in Auburn that had been breached sometime between September 3 and October 3. Further investigation revealed that additional laptops and hard drives in storage, as well as paper payroll files, may have been compromised.

The Auburn police returned the stolen laptops to UNFI the week of November 18.

Personal information on the laptops or in the possibly compromised payroll files included first names or initials with last names and Social Security numbers and/or financial account or debit/credit card numbers – enough information to permit access to individuals’ accounts.

UNFI arranged to provide AllCLear ID services to affected individuals and took steps to prevent future incidents, including implementing new physical security measures at the warehouse, and reviewing all paper records to ensure timely destruction of records consistent with the company’s retention policy. They have also removed all retired hard drives and laptops from the warehouse and placed them in a more secure location. Finally, they are also working with the police and cooperating with the district attorney to prosecute those responsible.

The total number of individuals affected by the breach was not reported to the state, and there is no copy of the notification to affected individuals, but you can read the notification to the state on the New Hampshire Attorney General’s website.

No related posts.

Category: Business SectorPaperTheftU.S.

Post navigation

← New Hagens Berman Lawsuit: Target Was Informed of Data Vulnerability in 2007, but Ignored Danger
U.S. Fund for Unicef hacked →

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • Hacker helped kill FBI sources, witnesses in El Chapo case, according to watchdog report
  • Texas Centers for Infectious Disease Associates Notifies Individuals of Data Breach in 2024
  • Battlefords Union Hospitals notifies patients of employee snooping in their records
  • Alert: Scattered Spider has added North American airline and transportation organizations to their target list
  • Northern Light Health patients affected by security incident at Compumedics; 10 healthcare entities affected
  • Privacy commissioner reviewing reported Ontario Health atHome data breach
  • CMS warns Medicare providers of fraud scheme
  • Ex-student charged with wave of cyber attacks on Sydney uni
  • Detaining Hackers Before the Crime? Tamil Nadu’s Supreme Court Approves Preventive Custody for Cyber Offenders
  • Potential Cyberattack Scrambles Columbia University Computer Systems

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • Hacker helped kill FBI sources, witnesses in El Chapo case, according to watchdog report
  • Germany Wants Apple, Google to Remove DeepSeek From Their App Stores
  • Supreme Court upholds Texas law requiring age verification on porn sites
  • Justices nix Medicaid ‘right’ to choose doctor, defunding Planned Parenthood in South Carolina
  • European Commission publishes its plan to enable more effective law enforcement access to data
  • Sacred Secrets: The Biblical Case for Privacy and Data Protection
  • Microsoft’s Departing Privacy Chief Calls for Regulator Outreach

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.