CIMB reports loss of tapes with customer data; steps up security

Singapore

MALAYSIA'S second biggest lender CIMB Group said that several magnetic tapes containing backup data, including customer information, were lost in transit during routine operations but there has been no evidence so far that any information has been compromised.

Some of the tapes contain customer information of CIMB Bank and its subsidiaries, including its Singapore branch. It declined to comment on the number of affected customers due to ongoing investigations.