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Unshredded UOB clients' data found in garbage bag

Bank says it takes a serious view of any breach of customer confidentiality but provides no findings of probe

Published Thu, Jul 14, 2016 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

ONE MAN'S trash is another man's personal data.

Found under a tree at Boat Quay last month was a garbage bag filled with unshredded documents that included sensitive client information such as details of a loan guarantor and the credit limit of companies. The details show they were clients of United Overseas Bank (UOB).

A report from The Middle Ground, an online news website, revealed this week that an entire trashbag filled with UOB documents was found in June beh…

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