GE Money Loses Data on 650,000 Credit Customers

Reuters reports that GE Money Loses Data on 650,000 Credit Customers

A computer tape containing personal data of 650,000 customers of about 230 retailers including J.C. Penney Co is missing, credit card issuer GE Money. Social Security numbers of about 150,000 people were also included on the tape. The tape had been stored at an information protection and storage company. The company claims that there has been no evidence suggesting that the identity of any person had been compromised.

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