El Reg wrote:Did a bunch of bankers fax a stranger's sensitive privates to YOU?
Bank fined £75K for 3-year fail.. and, er, you've got a FAX MACHINE?
The Bank of Scotland has been hit by a £75,000 fine over a snafu that led to it repeatedly faxing customers’ account details to the wrong people.
Sensitive information included payslips, bank statements, account details and mortgage applications, along with customers’ names, addresses and contact details. The information was faxed to wrong numbers in a series of incidents over a three-year period starting in February 2009.
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