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2014 — Goldman Sachs: Goldman Sachs Group Inc warned customers of a data…

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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

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