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What do you make of this latest fiasco?

Banking giant HSBC is facing the prospect of an investigation by the City watchdog after admitting it had lost a disc containing details of 370,000 customers. The disc went missing around four weeks ago after being sent from the group’s offices in Southampton to a reinsurer with an external courier. It contained the names, dates of birth and insurance cover levels of people with life assurance at the bank, generally linked to a mortgage. As someone who banks with them I’m now VERY worried incase they’ve lost my details.

This is nothing new. Companies EVERYWHERE have lost private information due to hackers, burglaries, and actual inside jobs. Somewhat recently, U.S. soldiers were sent emails stating that the Pentagon had been robbed/hacked in which computer files containing the very personal information of about 500,000 military personnel were the target. That information includes SSN, addresses (including home of record), enlistment information, even direct deposit information. Now THAT is pretty horrible. And it’s definitely not the first time the military ALONE has been affected by this type of thing. You would think this type of information would be harder to attain. Especially from the Pentagon, of all places.

Sorry about it being your bank, though. Best of luck.

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