Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Laptop Sold on eBay Exposes Records of Millions of Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), American Express and NatWest Customers

Account holders' personal details have been found on a computer sold on eBay, banks said on Tuesday, adding to fears over data security. Media reports said details of more than a million customers of Royal Bank of Scotland, American Express and NatWest were found on the computer sold for 35 pounds on the auction and shopping website. RBS said the information included historical data related to credit card applications and data from other banks, but would not disclose further details. The Daily Mail said names, addresses, mobile phone numbers, bank account numbers, sort codes, credit card numbers, mothers' maiden names and even signatures had been left on the hard drive.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Bank-Details-of-1-Million-Customers-Sold-on-eBay/?kc=rss

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