150,000 affected by brewer's data theft

About 150,000 people in the US have been affected by the theft of laptops with personal information about current and former employees of brewing giant Anheuser-Busch.

A letter sent by the St Louis, Missouri-based brewer to the Florida Attorney General’s Office said the laptops, stolen in June, contained personal information on nearly 87,500 residents, including current and former employees, and more than 3,000 people involved in employee assistance programmes, either as recipients or providers.