eBay customer buys one million account details for £35
UK eBayer finds an identity theft treasure trove of information left on a storage device
LONDON – A UK eBay customer was shocked to find the financial details of more than one million bank and credit card customers contained on a ‘Snap!’ network attached storage device purchased on the internet auction site for £35.
The device contained the financial information of more than a million American Express, RBS and NatWest customers – including names, addresses, mobile phone numbers, sort codes, bank numbers, credit card details, answers to secret questions and signature scans – an identity thief’s dream.
The haul was purchased by IT manager Andrew Chapman from a former employee of Graphic Data, responsible for storing data in electronic format for several financial firms. The companies involved, and the UK information commissioner, are now investigating the incident.
Graphic Data released a statement saying: “Certain pieces of IT equipment have been removed from a secure area. We are seeking to recover this equipment, which apparently contained customer data. We take customer privacy and data security very seriously.”
Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.
To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@risk.net or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.risk.net/subscribe
You are currently unable to print this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.
You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@risk.net to find out more.
Copyright Infopro Digital Limited. All rights reserved.
As outlined in our terms and conditions, https://www.infopro-digital.com/terms-and-conditions/subscriptions/ (point 2.4), printing is limited to a single copy.
If you would like to purchase additional rights please email info@risk.net
Copyright Infopro Digital Limited. All rights reserved.
You may share this content using our article tools. As outlined in our terms and conditions, https://www.infopro-digital.com/terms-and-conditions/subscriptions/ (clause 2.4), an Authorised User may only make one copy of the materials for their own personal use. You must also comply with the restrictions in clause 2.5.
If you would like to purchase additional rights please email info@risk.net
More on Regulation
No Fed G-Sib buffer reform in 2025, say experts
Recalibration of Method 2 seen as more likely than its abolition; banks resist daily averaging
S&P shutters NMRF solution amid audit questions
Vendors face adverse economics due to low number of IMA banks and prospects of regulatory easing
Has the Collins Amendment reached its endgame?
Scott Bessent wants to end the dual capital stack. How that would work in practice remains unclear
UBS and the legal labyrinth of Credit Suisse’s AT1 debt
Court cancellation of Finma’s 2023 writedown could leave Swiss banking giant on the hook for billions in liabilities – or not
How EU supervisors react to interest rate risk outliers
Banks have faced no automatic penalties for breaching new NII test, but do come under microscope
EC mulls blanket FRTB multiplier
Leaked doc includes bank-specific or industry-wide relief on impact of new EU market risk rules
Global banks ‘hassled’ by China’s mystery data rules
Some firms left in the dark as new guidance on exporting data overseas is distributed bilaterally
BoE plans system-wide test on private credit risks
Bank aims to probe market after First Brands and Tricolor collapses raise alarms about subprime lending
