[Dataloss] Bank loses server - 159,000 accounts lost

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http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?pp_cat=12&art_id=65593&sid=18831850&con_type=3

Thursday, May 08, 2008

The loss of a computer server from a Kwun Tong branch of Hongkong and
Shanghai Banking Corporation could lead to the leakage of private data
of 159,000 customers.

The bank released a statement last night confirming one of its
computer servers went missing on April 26 from the Kwun Tong branch,
which has been undergoing renovation.

The server held transaction data on approximately 159,000 accounts.

The data held on the server include the name, account number and
transactions of customers but does not contain any customer PINs,
passwords or user IDs, according to the statement.

The bank emphasized the risk of data leakage and fraudulent
transactions is deemed to be low as the server is protected by
multiple layers of security which are regularly reviewed.

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