[Dataloss] Data breach at New York bank possibly affecting hundreds of thousands of CT consumers

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http://www.norwalkplus.com/nwk/information/nwsnwk/publish/News_1/Data_breach_at_New_York_bank_possibly_affecting_hundreds_of_thousands_of_CT_consumers1402.shtml

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal today announced that a storage
company for a New York bank lost an unencrypted backup tape containing
Social Security numbers and bank account information belonging to as
many as hundreds of thousands of Connecticut consumers and personal
information of millions more nationwide.

Among the Connecticut consumers are depositors and investors of
People's United Bank of Bridgeport, which gave Bank of New York Mellon
the information so it could offer those consumers an investment
opportunity.

Blumenthal today wrote Bank of New York Mellon, which lost the
information in February, demanding that it provide affected consumers
with credit monitoring and other identity theft protections, as well
as a full account of how the loss occurred and other information.

The banks have cooperated fully thus far with Blumenthal's office.
Consumers seeking information about the breach should call a toll free
number set up by Bank of New York Mellon, (877) 278-3451.

"I am alarmed and deeply concerned by a recent and serious data breach
at The Bank of New York Mellon ('BNY') involving the loss of computer
backup tapes containing sensitive information of some 4.5 million
consumers, including People's United Bank account holders and
shareowners," Blumenthal said in his letter. "Several hundred thousand
Connecticut citizens may be affected, and possibly more, by this loss
of highly significant personal information.

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