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Data breach at New York bank possibly affecting hundreds of thousands of CT consumers
From: rchick <rchicker () etiolated org>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 16:11:30 -0400
http://www.norwalkplus.com/nwk/information/nwsnwk/publish/News_1/Data_breach_at_New_York_bank_possibly_affecting_hundreds_of_thousands_of_CT_consumers1402.shtml Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that a storage company for a New York bank lost an unencrypted backup tape containing Social Security numbers and bank account information belonging to as many as hundreds of thousands of Connecticut consumers and personal information of millions more nationwide. Among the Connecticut consumers are depositors and investors of People's United Bank of Bridgeport, which gave Bank of New York Mellon the information so it could offer those consumers an investment opportunity. Blumenthal today wrote Bank of New York Mellon, which lost the information in February, demanding that it provide affected consumers with credit monitoring and other identity theft protections, as well as a full account of how the loss occurred and other information. The banks have cooperated fully thus far with Blumenthal's office. Consumers seeking information about the breach should call a toll free number set up by Bank of New York Mellon, (877) 278-3451. "I am alarmed and deeply concerned by a recent and serious data breach at The Bank of New York Mellon ('BNY') involving the loss of computer backup tapes containing sensitive information of some 4.5 million consumers, including People's United Bank account holders and shareowners," Blumenthal said in his letter. "Several hundred thousand Connecticut citizens may be affected, and possibly more, by this loss of highly significant personal information. [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tenable Network Security offers data leakage and compliance monitoring solutions for large and small networks. Scan your network and monitor your traffic to find the data needing protection before it leaks out! http://www.tenablesecurity.com/products/compliance.shtml
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