Friday, April 25 2008 @ 04:02 PM EDT

Interbank FX security breach leaves some customers files unsecured for 9 months.

Saturday, April 12 2008 @ 08:49 AM EDT
Contributed by: PrivacyNews
News Section: Breaches

Through their lawyers, Interbank FX [pdf] has notified the NH DOJ of a security breach.

According to their notification letter sent to those affected, a file dated April 2, 2007 which contained personal information of those who had applied for an Interbank FX account prior to that date was uploaded to a computer server accessible via the internet. The file was uploaded on or about April 2, 2007. Personal information in the file may have included SSN, driver's license, passport information, and might also include the individuals' Interbank FX account information.

The files remained outside of the firewall until the problem was detected on March 28, 2008. Within hours of that discovery, all files containing sensitive personal infomlation were removed from the server and secured.

Interbank FX reports that "We also terminated the employee's access to all personal information in Interbank FX's files."
The total number of affected customers was not included in the notification to NH, but 16 NH residents were affected.

The company offered free credit monitoring, insurance coverage in the event of ID theft, and offered to reimburse customers for the price of putting a freeze on their credit file.

The above is a News Release, found on http://www.pogowasright.org/article.php?story=20080412084943733