Looks more like data theft than data loss. More like someone was after the content of the disks than the disks themselves.
I admit to having a box of legacy floppies that I use from time to time on 'sneaker' net but honestly don't know what is on all of them. Really I should apply the 6 month and 12 month rules and simply destroy most of them.
I would guess there are dozens on gash floppies and CD lying around. If anything the CDs are worse as they are now being used as floppies once were but are generally once only and therefore permanently readable.