Alert Data Breach: MTV presents the personal data of 5,000 employees -
computer file containing names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers and about 5,000 employees compensation data MTV Networks has been exposed to a person not authorized in a memo sent to employees affected this week.
The Internet connection on a company computer has been compromised by a third party which exposed the personal data of employees according to a statement by MTV Networks executive vice president of human resources, Catherine Houser.