[Dataloss] HSBC Australia exposes sensitive customer data

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http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;582756140

More than 100 HSBC Australia customers had their banking details, 
names and home addresses, as well as other personal financial 
information exposed today in a serious security breach by staff.

The extraordinary breach was exacerbated by the sheer volume of 
documents and sensitive nature of the information that was exposed.

The documents, which were found on an early morning peak hour train 
in Sydney, left HSBC customers dangerously exposed as the paperwork 
listed customer names and addresses along with their banking details 
such as branch and account numbers.

Computerworld sighted up to 50 letters of approval for mortgages 
which included property values, repayment information, even deposits 
with six digit cheques that had been photocopied.

In addition to personal customer information there was training 
material that featured customer black lists.

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