Personal information for 600,000 current and former Time Warner employees has been lost, the company announced on Monday, potentially setting the stage for one of the largest cases yet of identity theft.

Time Warner said the mishap occurred on March 22, when data storage company Iron Mountain was transporting its backup tapes to a storage facility away from its offices. The company lost the tapes while in transit, said Kathy McKiernan, a Time Warner spokeswoman.

“The tapes were discovered missing on the same day they were picked up,” McKiernan said. “We launched an investigation, and when we could not rule out foul play, we contacted the (U.S.) Secret Service to investigate.”

Time Warner waited for more than a month before notifying current and past employees that their personal information may have been compromised.

To date, Time Warner says it has not received any notices of compromised personal information from current and former employees.

Source: News.com

Beginning Tuesday, May 3, Disneyland Resort will “podcast” three days of celebrity-filled festivities leading to the May 5 launch of the “Happiest Celebration on Earth,” an 18-month global commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Disneyland in California that will simultaneously kick-off ceremonies at Disney parks around the world.

The innovative podcast represents the first time that any Disney theme park in the world will engage in the rapidly growing medium of podcasting. Podcasts are MP3 audio files that can be automatically downloaded to your personal computer and transferred to an iPod or other portable MP3 player.

The podcast will incorporate a collection of exclusive celebrity-interviews, music, historic anecdotes and live event coverage that convey the excitement of the event and the story of what has made Disneyland a national treasure over the past five decades. The podcasts will include behind the scenes interviews as well as audio content detailing the debut of exciting new entertainment spectaculars and groundbreaking adventures and attractions premiering at the Disneyland Resort as part of the 50th anniversary celebration.

Produced daily after the each day’s events from Tuesday, May 3, through Thursday, May 5, this unique Internet-based show will be free and accessible to a global audience at: http://www.disneyland.com/podcast.