In the data loss news:

Symantec who owns Vontu (a data loss prevention solution) lost sensitive information in a laptop theft. The same fate befell HP according to this PC world article:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/155372/hp_symantec_warn_employees_after_laptop_thefts.html

Sony disclosing children's private information without parents consent: http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/12/11/technology/sony.php