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Bank of NY Loses Tapes With 4.5 Million Clients' Data

Posted by Soulskill on from the way-to-go dept.

Lucas123 brings news that Bank of New York Mellon Corp. has admitted they lost a box of unencrypted data storage tapes. The tapes contained personal information for over 4.5 million people. From Computerworld: "The bank informed the Connecticut State Attorney General's Office that the tapes ... were lost in transport by off-site storage firm Archive America on Feb. 27. The missing backup tapes include names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, and other information from customers of BNY Mellon and the People's United Bank in Bridgeport, Conn., according to a statement by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.

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  1. More importantly .. by Spacejock · · Score: 4, Funny

    did they lose the station wagon the tapes were being transported in?

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    Hal Spacejock: Science Fiction with Nuts
  2. New Unit by Wellington+Grey · · Score: 4, Funny

    While it may look bad, it's still only 1/5th of a metric Britain.

    -Grey

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  3. The Responsible Thing by not_surt · · Score: 4, Funny

    The bank should do the responsible thing and offer every affected customer a new identity.