Warm Fuzzies

This is what I was notified about by mail this week – yay! I feel so secure! (comment if you feel my sarcasm)


6. Data Lost For 3.9 Million Customers Of Citifinancial

CitiFinancial, the consumer finance division of Citigroup Inc., is notifying some 3.9 million U.S. customers that computer tapes containing information about their accounts—including Social Security numbers and payment histories—have been lost. The tapes were lost by the courier UPS Inc. in transit to a credit bureau. The tapes contained information about both active and closed accounts at CitiFinancial's branch network. It was the latest in a series of data losses or breaches that have forced financial institutions and other data collectors to warn customers that their personal information may be at risk. Seemingly a trend, this follows employee and/or customer data loss of personal information by Time Warner Inc., Wachovia Corp., Bank of America Corp., and Ameritrade Holding Corp. over the last several months.

U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) and Co-chairman of the Congressional Privacy Caucus, said the CitiFinancial data loss underscored the need for Congress to regulate information brokers.
Source: CitiFinancial


Doesn’t that make you all warm and fuzzy inside? I know it does me………..