AU Westpac Banking Corp Mar 2013 Technical Error (Q13643)
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A data breach risk event
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AU Westpac Banking Corp Mar 2013 Technical Error
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A data breach risk event
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March 2013
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Three months after private banking details allegedly went walkabout from a Westpac branch in Palmerston North, the bank is still refusing to say if affected customers have been told. Who is responsible for this privacy breach is disputed but, no matter how it happened, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner says it is a good idea for organisations to notify affected parties. On March 1, Palmerston North man Tane Rogers left Westpacs Broadway Ave branch with three pieces of paper listing 25 customers term deposit account numbers, start dates, maturity dates, interest rates and balances. Mr Rogers said he was given the documents among several handed over by an employee, but the bank has called the police. It is understood the bank has accused him of taking the papers. However, he denies doi (English)
