Barclays Bank: 27,000 files Leaked in Worst Breach of Bank Data EVER

Cache of personal and financial details stolen and sold to rogue traders

Unscrupulous dealers 'used information to pressure investors into scams'

Bank thanked Mail on Sunday for revelation and launched investigation

Barclays now face unlimited fines for not protecting customer information

Former City broker blew the whistle on the files to stop problem growing

Barclays Bank is reeling from an unprecedented security breach after thousands of confidential customer files were stolen and sold on to rogue City traders.

In the worst case of data loss from a British High Street bank, highly sensitive information, including customers’ earnings, savings, mortgages, health issues and insurance policies, ended up in the hands of unscrupulous brokers.


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