Comments on: Wells Fargo Employee Data Stolen http://www.numbrx.net/2006/08/31/wells-fargo-employee-data-stolen/ Personal Data Exposure Reports Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:32:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Team Member http://www.numbrx.net/2006/08/31/wells-fargo-employee-data-stolen/#comment-62422 Team Member Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:42:08 +0000 http://www.numbrx.net/2006/08/31/wells-fargo-employee-data-stolen/#comment-62422 The following email was sent to Wells Fargo Policy Works (policyworks@wellsfargo.com) in 2007: "Currently, Wells Fargo has approximately 363 inventoried yet unencrypted laptop computers on 44 LAN servers. Is this is a critical security vulnerability?" Wells Fargo "addressed" this potential breach of information security and consumer data privacy with the following dismissive response: "Please keep in mind that we know that there are unencrypted laptops / desktops out there, for a variety of reasons." I am sure Wells Fargo customers will be relieved to know their confidential data (including social security numbers, Wells Fargo account numbers, addresses, income, and other information) may be stored on hundreds of unencrypted laptop computers and over 4,000 unencrypted desktop computers. The following email was sent to Wells Fargo Policy Works (policyworks@wellsfargo.com) in 2007:

“Currently, Wells Fargo has approximately 363 inventoried yet unencrypted laptop computers on 44 LAN servers. Is this is a critical security vulnerability?”

Wells Fargo “addressed” this potential breach of information security and consumer data privacy with the following dismissive response:

“Please keep in mind that we know that there are unencrypted laptops / desktops out there, for a variety of reasons.”

I am sure Wells Fargo customers will be relieved to know their confidential data (including social security numbers, Wells Fargo account numbers, addresses, income, and other information) may be stored on hundreds of unencrypted laptop computers and over 4,000 unencrypted desktop computers.

]]> By: Winston http://www.numbrx.net/2006/08/31/wells-fargo-employee-data-stolen/#comment-123 Winston Fri, 01 Sep 2006 06:10:28 +0000 http://www.numbrx.net/2006/08/31/wells-fargo-employee-data-stolen/#comment-123 Wow... this is what they call irony. Same guys who lost my personal info are going to feel as vulnerable as I was a few months ago. Isn't this the 4th or 5th breach for Wells Fargo this year? Wow… this is what they call irony. Same guys who lost my personal info are going to feel as vulnerable as I was a few months ago. Isn’t this the 4th or 5th breach for Wells Fargo this year?

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