August 29th, 2006

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Sovereign Bank Customers’ Data Exposed

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Laptops stolen from vehicles contained personal data belonging to Sovereign Bank customers. A bank spokesperson declines to comment on exactly how many customers were affected by the breach.

Sovereign Bank is warning thousands of customers that their personal data may have been stolen along with three managers’ laptops taken earlier this month in Massachusetts.

Bank officials said fewer than 1 percent of customers in the New England and Mid-Atlantic area may have been affected, the Standard-Times of New Bedford reported.

Source: The Boston Globe Thanks to Patricia for the tip!

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