Bank of New York Mellon
Disclosed Mar 26, 200818 years ago4,500,000 affectedUnverified
Lost box of unencrypted backup tapes held data of 4.5 million people
Bank of New York Mellon lost a box of unencrypted backup tapes containing names, Social Security numbers and possibly bank account numbers. Estimates of those affected grew to about 4.5 million.
What is known
| People affected | 4,500,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 26, 2008 |
| Attack | Lost or stolen device |
| Data exposed | Names, Social Security numbers, Financial |
| Sector | Finance · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| Privacy Rights Clearinghouse: A Chronology of Data Breaches (archived December 2008)web.archive.org · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Mar 26, 2008 | 4,500,000 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.