A Charles Schwab employee removed a hard drive containing the records of 60 clients, including social security numbers, names, and account numbers, from his New Hampshire office in early May of this year. The hard drive was subsequently stolen, leaving all of that personal information in someone else’s hands.
The report filed to the Attorney General by Andrew Caspersen of Charles Schwab claims that there was no malicious intent behind the removal of the hard drive, but that the employee has been terminated for breaking company policy.
A police report was filed and an arrest has been made in connection with the theft of the hard drive, however the hard drive itself has not been recovered. Meanwhile, Charles Schwab is monitoring the affected clients’ accounts and has offered them one year of free credit monitoring.
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