eBay auction highlights data security threat

[PV5150]

Sale of one million bank account details on eBay highlights data security threat

Details in the news article

 

[cybermaniac]

i thought these organisations shredded the HDDs, or at least degaussed the hdds?????

jebus - what is this country coming to in regards to the data protection act?!

 

[k4p84]

Royal Bank of Scotland, dam it so it could include my Halifax accounts. I'd better spend all my money before someone else does.

 

[PV5150]

ROFL that's the spirit

 

[Xiler]

data being 'lost' or 'stolen' has been happening alot during the past few years. You would think these companies would destroy most information on a computer if they are never going to use it again.

lets just hope that it hasnt got into the wrong hands.

p.s. dont steal my munnies

 

[k4p84]

withdraw all your money, put it in a large pile and guard it by rocking in a rocking chair stroking a shotgun

 

[ionicle]

sigh

 

[Ham]

withdraw all your money, put it in a large pile and guard it by rocking in a rocking chair stroking a shotgun

That's my kinda idea!

 

[mrapoc]

Its happened so many times recently...do something about it!!!

I mean surely someone should be held responsible and dealt with severely...its against the law to expose such personal info...

What happened to all the security we see on the films?? I mean, at one point an official left a laptop in Mcdonalds containing sensitive data of some type. I doubt it even had something as simple as Bitlocker enabled never mind higher end security

 

[Nick R]

How many big data loss incidents is that in the past year?

 

[PP Mguire]

withdraw all your money, put it in a large pile and guard it by rocking in a rocking chair stroking a shotgun

Lol sure you dont live in Texas?