Wells Fargo Fesses Up To Data Loss
Author: Dave Lewis
One poor bastage from HP has discovered that his personal data has been compromised. This comes to us from an article over on the Reg,
The staffer received a note this week from Wells Fargo, saying the financial institution had lost a computer packed full of sensitive data such as customers’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers and Wells Fargo mortgage loan account numbers, according to a document sent to The Register. Wells Fargo has admitted the loss, telling us that it affected a “relatively small percentage of Wells Fargo customers.” The company, however, has millions of customers, so it’s pretty tough to tell what a “small percentage” means.
This seems to be a growing problem at a daily rate. As well, E&Y, not one without issues, has been espousing the use of a USB security device. Odd, when you can simply use a registry setting. Companies may have firewalls, intrusion detection systems and antivirus but, it’s all for naught if the secrets of the company fall off the back of a truck.
Tags: Data Protection, Wells Fargo, Identity Theft
