An external auditor lost a CD with information on thousands of current and former McAfee employees, putting them at risk of identity fraud.

The disc contained personal details on all current U.S. and Canadian McAfee workers hired prior to April 2005 and on about 6,000 former employees in the same region. The information wasn't encrypted and potentially includes names, Social Security numbers and stock holdings in McAfee.

McAfee has arranged for past and present U.S. employees to receive free services for up to two years from credit reporting agency Equifax.

Ref: http://news.cnet.com/Auditor-loses-McAfee-employee-data/2100-1029_3-6042544.html?tag=mncol