- Jan 8, 2011
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- http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26106138
"Stolen files were pure gold... they gave brokers an edge over potential investors"
Investigations have been launched after a report that thousands of confidential files with Barclays Bank customers details had been stolen and sold.
The Mail on Sunday said an anonymous whistleblower had handed it a memory stick with the personal data of 2,000 Barclays customers, saying information on a further 25,000 was also available.
The files are said to hold passport and national insurance numbers, as well as money and health information.
Barclays said it was investigating.
The files date from 2008. The customers in question had originally contacted the bank seeking financial advice from Barclays Financial Planning.
That division was shut down in 2011.
The Mail on Sunday said an anonymous whistleblower had handed it a memory stick with the personal data of 2,000 Barclays customers, saying information on a further 25,000 was also available.
The files are said to hold passport and national insurance numbers, as well as money and health information.
Barclays said it was investigating.
The files date from 2008. The customers in question had originally contacted the bank seeking financial advice from Barclays Financial Planning.
That division was shut down in 2011.