What happened to the good old days, when employees just raided the supply closet? Fidelity National reported that the personal data of as many as 8.5 million customers was taken by a senior database administrator at the company. The company suggested that this number, up from initial reports from Fidelity of 2.3 million, may be even higher.

The company reported on July 3rd that the administrator illegally downloaded the information and sold it to a third party data broker, who in turn sold the data to various marketing companies.

Fidelity National confirmed that the unnamed employee had been fired.

Commentary: Over 3.5 million credit card accounts were taken along with over 1.4 million credit card numbers. This is a prime example of how one employee can cause significant damage to a large corporation, their reputation, and their clients.