2011 — Bank of America: An unknown number of customers were able to see the…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
An unknown number of customers were able to see the information of other customers when attempting to access their accounts online. The problem appeared to involve customers who had the same last name. The mistake exposed information for credit, mortgage and home equity accounts. All access to problem accounts was suspended within hours of the discovery.
Root cause
Unintended disclosure