1. U.P.S. Loses A Shipment Of Citigroup Client Data.
- Author
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Zeller Jr., Tom
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DATA protection , *DATABASE security , *COMPUTER security , *ACCESS control of records , *ELECTRONIC information resources , *SECURITY systems , *ACCESS control , *COMPUTER network security , *CONSUMERS , *PERSONNEL record access control , *ELECTRONIC data processing department security measures , *INFORMATION services , *ELECTRONIC data processing , *CUSTOMER services , *RIGHT of privacy , *DATA protection laws - Abstract
Reports that, in one of the largest breaches of data security to date, CitiFinancial, the consumer finance subsidiary of Citigroup, announced that computer tapes containing information on 3.9 million customers was lost by United Parcel Service while in transit to a credit reporting agency. Content of the tapes, including names, addresses, Social Security numbers and account numbers; Reference to a series of recent data-security failures, ranging from ChoicePoint and LexisNexis to Bank of America and Wachovia; Views of privacy and security advocates; Suggestion that a California law, requiring that consumers be notified of data security breaches, has led to more confessions of data losses and increased awareness of a longstanding problem; Details of Citygroup's data loss.
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- 2005