SECOND BIGGEST BANK IN US HIT BY MAJOR DATA BREACH STEALING SSNS AND OTHER PERSONAL INFO

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Bank of America has informed clients that it suffered a data breach due to a data destruction vendor's mishandling of sensitive documents. The bank reported that some documents were found outside of the secure containers on the exterior of the financial center. The documents may have included names, account details, addresses, contact information, date of birth, SSNs, and other government IDs.