The OCC has deemed the breach a "major incident" because the devices containing the information are not recoverable and more than 10,000 records were removed.
"A U.S. banking regulator said on Friday it had told Congress about what it called "a major information security incident" after a former employee was found to have downloaded a large number of files onto thumb drives before his retirement.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said in a statement that there was no evidence to suggest that the data in the downloads had been disclosed to the public or misused in any way.
Before he retired in November 2015, the former employee downloaded a large number of files onto two removable thumb drives though the incident was only detected last month during a routine security review, the OCC said in a statement.
When the former employee was contacted, the OCC said, he "was unable to locate or return the thumb drives to the agency."
The stolen data was encrypted, the agency said."
Find out more: U.S. regulator says former employee downloaded data from office
"A U.S. banking regulator said on Friday it had told Congress about what it called "a major information security incident" after a former employee was found to have downloaded a large number of files onto thumb drives before his retirement.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency said in a statement that there was no evidence to suggest that the data in the downloads had been disclosed to the public or misused in any way.
Before he retired in November 2015, the former employee downloaded a large number of files onto two removable thumb drives though the incident was only detected last month during a routine security review, the OCC said in a statement.
When the former employee was contacted, the OCC said, he "was unable to locate or return the thumb drives to the agency."
The stolen data was encrypted, the agency said."
Find out more: U.S. regulator says former employee downloaded data from office
