On November 5, a retailer notified employees that some of their personal data may have been compromised in an internal data breach. The company stated that it was investigating an October 9 incident in which a contract worker improperly handled some employee data. Compromised data may have included employees' names, Social Security numbers, payment card numbers, checking and routing account numbers, insurance provider information, salary information, dates of birth, addresses, and phone numbers.
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