MCI Employee Data Stolen

MCI revealed on Monday that a burglary at a financial analyst's home resulted in the loss of a laptop with approximately 16,500 names and social security numbers of current and former employees. According to MCI, the laptop was password protected, but the company did not say if the data was encrypted.

MCI says it has not received any reports of cases of identity theft related to the data theft that occurred last month. All employees whose data was lost in the theft have already been notified. However, the company would not rule out disciplinary action against the employee if company policies were violated.