Morgan Stanley warns 34,000 clients of data breach

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http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-20077001-245/report-morgan-stanley-warns-34000-clients-of-data-breach/#ixzz1RHq6SALd

July 5, 2011 3:47 PM PDT
Report: Morgan Stanley warns 34,000 clients of data breach
by Elinor Mills

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has warned 34,000 customers that their 
addresses, account and tax ID numbers, and other data--including Social 
Security numbers for some--may have been stolen, the Credit.com news site 
reported today.

The data was reportedly on two CD-ROM discs that were password-protected 
but not encrypted, according to two letters Morgan Stanley sent to 
customers on June 24. The package containing the CDs was intact when it 
arrived at the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance but the 
CDs were missing when the package arrived on the desk of its intended 
recipient, Jim Wiggins, a Morgan Stanley Smith Barney spokesman told 
Credit.com.

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