Bank of Ireland 4 million notebook computer memory stolen customer information
Ireland second-largest bank Bank of Ireland's data protection commissioner Hawks on the 21st acknowledged that four banks
have 10,000 life insurance, personal data of mobile computers, last June to October stolen.
According to Hong Kong, "Wen Wei Po" reported that the Hawks last Friday before that incident. Bank statement did not
explain why the delay in notification, but that is not found "any fraudulent accounts or suspicious activity in the
evidence."
Four computers in the local missing, at least one in the home but not the bank staff. In addition, the stolen
information did not add password protection to prevent other people made, such information, including name, address, bank
account details and medical records.
Banks said that they are beginning to 5000 for the rest of the laptop computer of customer data encryption, but has not
yet been notified of the incident will be affected 10,000 customers. Hawkes said that he had in the banking system and the
data protection standards under investigation.
