Wells Fargo is offering a $100,000 reward for
information leading to the arrest and conviction of thieves who
stole computers earlier this month containing confidential
information about some of its customers.
The computers contained information about "a small percentage"
of the banks personal line and loan customers, including names,
addresses, social security numbers and their personal line of
credit account number, Wells Fargo said. They were stolen from the
offices of an analyst hired by the bank in Concord, California.
Wells Fargo is notifying all affected customers by mail and
telephone and taking steps to protect them, including monitoring
use of their accounts more closely for unusual activity and
changing account numbers.
James Niccolai writes for IDG News
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