Did you hear about Bank of America losing backup tapes while in transit to an off-site storage facility? Because of this unfortunate incident, approximately 1.2 million federal workers and more than 60 senators now face the risk of identity theft.

Bank of America media coverage:

Senators rip into Bank of America on data losses
Computer World > March 11, 2005

Data Snafus Spur IT Action:
Computer World > March 7, 2005

Public Security Lapses Mount
IT Jungle > March 7, 2005

Companies Scramble to Bolster Online Security
Computer World > March 7, 2005

Security? Don't bank on it
Times Online > March 2, 2005

Banks mull data security in wake of missing tapes
Search Storage > March 1, 2005

Bank of America loses customer data
MSNBC News > March 1, 2005

Bank of America loses data tapes
Computing > Feb 28, 2005

Bank's Tape Loss Puts Spotlight on Backup Practices
Enterprise Storage Forum.com > Feb 28, 2005

Bank of America loses data tapes
VNUNET.com > Feb 28, 2005

Sen. Dole's Information Bank of America Tapes
TBO.com > Feb 27, 2005

Bank Of America Security Lapse
CBSNews.com > Feb 25, 2005

Bank loses credit card info of 1.2M federal workers
Computer Word > Feb 26, 2005

Bank of America loses a million customer records
CNet.com > Feb 25, 2005

BofA: 1.2 million accounts jeopardized
CNN Money > Feb 25, 2005

Financial data lost by Bank of America
Boston.com > Feb 26, 2005

Bank of America Confirms Lost Data Tapes
Bank of America > Feb 25, 2005

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