[Dataloss] Wells Fargo fesses up to data loss

[lyger]

[ Wells Fargo has already been reported, but this exact scenario crossed 
my mind a few months ago.  What if you were a client of both Ameriprise 
(1/25/06) and Providence Home Services (1/26/06) when they made their 
public announcements in the same week?  Would the "total amount of people 
affected for the year" count for duplications?  Most likely 
not. - lyger ]

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/05/12/wellsfargo_computer_loss/

By Ashlee Vance in Mountain View
Published Friday 12th May 2006 19:05 GMT

At least one poor Hewlett Packard employee compromised by Fidelity's March 
laptop loss has now been told Wells Fargo lost his personal data, too.

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.

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