A seemingly random theft has led to another potential breach of personal data--this time name, address and credit card data from Hotels.com customers.
A laptop belonging to an Ernst & Young employee was stolen in a car theft earlier this year. Ernst & Young is the auditor for Hotels.com, an Expedia company, and the laptop contained personal data on Hotels.com customers. Ernst & Young would not say how many customers were affected, but news reports put the number at around 243,000 Hotels.com customers.
Ernst & Young has had other employee laptops with sensitive data stolen this year as well. The company said it is working with authorities in relation to the latest laptop theft.
