Banks attacked for fraud prevention failures - papers 14th March

The information commissioner said a series of investigations by its staff into alleged breaches of security found banks dumped personal information in bins and waste recycling units with little or no security when ID theft was rife. Halifax Bank of Scotland, Alliance & Leicester, Royal Bank of Scotland, NatWest and Barclays were joined on the list of shame by Clydesdale Bank, the Cooperative Bank, HFC Bank, United National Bank, Nationwide building society and Scarborough Building Society. The commissioner also said the Post Office and the Immigration Advisory Service had failed to keep ...