2014 — Goldman Sachs: Goldman Sachs Group Inc warned customers of a data…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
Goldman Sachs
Group Inc warned customers of a data breach that occured when an outside contractor emailed confidential client data to a
stranger's Gmail account by mistake. The bank has asked a U.S. judge
to order Google Inc to delete the email to avert a needless and
massive breach of privacy.
The breach occurred on June 23
and included highly confidential brokerage account information,
Goldman said in a complaint filed last Friday in a New York state court
in Manhattan.Goldman Sachs di
Root cause
Unintended disclosure