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Chase Data for 2.6 Million Ends up in Landfill

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that's-something-of-an-oops dept.

svonkie writes to mention a ComputerWorld story about some bad news from some 2.6 Million Chase credit card customers. These folks are being told that tape backups with their information were mistakenly thrown away back in July. There's apparently no need to worry about possibility of compromised personal information; the company believes the tapes were destroyed at a landfill. Just the same, "To prevent similar incidents, Chase said it is strengthening its security procedures and is conducting a review of all data storage and protection processes. Chase began notifying the affected customers about the incident yesterday and said the process is expected to take two to three weeks. The company is offering one year of free credit monitoring to people whose Social Security numbers were on the tapes."

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  1. Encryption!?! by dgatwood · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is this data not encrypted!?!

    Yikes! A dumpster diver's paradise!

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  2. company named appropriately by User+956 · · Score: 4, Funny

    These folks are being told that tape backups with their information were mistakenly thrown away back in July.

    Well, they better go Chase it!

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  3. In other news, 3 mil. shot in head by corporation by spun · · Score: 5, Funny

    Company spokesman says, "Ooops. Our bad. Please, Mr. Government, whatever you do to punish us, don't give us lots of money. We hate that." Government officials are trying to determine how much money to punish them with.

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  4. I say... by camperdave · · Score: 5, Funny

    I say they nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.

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  5. Never trust the garbageman by davidwr · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now we know where this guy funds his science projects and student loans.

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  6. Re:Inconceivable! by rtjohn · · Score: 4, Funny

    Inconceivable! You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means

  7. No, it's corrupted. by skids · · Score: 4, Funny

    I know this for a fact, because of all the spam I keep getting telling me to fix the particulars of a Chase bank account which I have never had in the first place. Obviously there are bit errors in the data :-)

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