Data breach by Anglo Irish Bank affects UK clients

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/8398851.stm

Data breach by Anglo Irish Bank affects UK clients 
Monday, 7 December 2009

The Belfast office of Anglo Irish Bank is at the centre of an 
investigation after it accidentally released information on 500 UK 
customers.

A bank executive emailed a Northern Ireland client a spreadsheet 
containing details of derivatives transactions carried out on behalf of 
the customers.

The bank has informed financial regulators in Dublin and London and is 
contacting the 504 customers involved.

It said there is no security risk to any client's accounts.

The mistake happened when a customer asked for a quotation on a derivative 
product on October 29th.

The banker sent the quotation but also attached confidential information 
on 803 transactions carried out for 454 corporate clients and 50 
individuals.

According to Irish state broadcaster RTE the bulk of the clients are 
British-based property development companies and the transactions were 
worth 12.5bn euros (11.3bn).

The bank did not know it had made the mistake until it was told about it 
last week.

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