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Old Mutual Capital client data stolen
From: lyger <lyger () attrition org>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:31:41 -0400 (EDT)
http://www.moneyweb.co.za/shares/international_news/767831.htm Shefali Anand, Wall Street Journal Posted: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:47 It is the latest instance of a lost laptop triggering concern about identity theft. Old Mutual Capital Inc., a midsize distributor of mutual funds, has sent letters to 6,500 fund shareholders informing them that a laptop was stolen that contained personal information about clients' names, addresses, account numbers and in some cases Social Security numbers. Old Mutual Capital, a subsidiary of United Kingdom-based financial-services firm Old Mutual PLC, is a distributor of funds of Old Mutual and its affiliates. A spokesman for the company said the theft, which took place in late May, affects "slightly more than two percent of the shareholder base." He added that to date there have been "no instances of inappropriate attempts to access accounts" and "no discernible signs of identity-theft activity." [...] _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/errata/dataloss/
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