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PhysicalOtherTheftEmployee Data InvolvedPIIIdentity (basic)LowContained

WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC.

bd_b4f613e669c6d20d · schema v1 · pii pii-v1

Severity

Low

Discovered

Jan 10, 2007

Filed

Apr 3, 2007

To disclose

12 weeks

Affected · nationwide

4005 in this filing

Confidence

66%
Full breach record for WASTE MANAGEMENT, INC. →

Waste Management, Inc. reported the theft of a laptop from an employee on January 10, 2007. The laptop contained identifying information for approximately 400 individuals who had previously traveled on company aircraft, including 5 New Hampshire residents. Notices were sent to affected individuals on January 17, 2007.

Incident timeline

discovery → filing · 12 weeks / 83 days

Jan 10, 2007

Begins

Jan 10, 2007

Discovered

Apr 3, 2007

Filed

vs. sector median

+6 wks slower

Tracked as a single-filing incident — the only disclosure on record for this event so far.Confirmed400 affectedView incident

Evidence ladder

Leak-site claim

Attacker assertion only. Establishes: claim date, group, alleged victim.

Press / market report

Unlocks: incident narrative, operational impact. Still no compliance clock.

State AG / regulator filingThis record

Unlocks: discovery date, data types, affected count, compliance clock.

SEC 8-K / victim statement

Unlocks: materiality, stated response, full audit trail. Ceiling removed.