Bank of NY Mellon data breach now affects 12.5 mln

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Bank of NY Mellon data breach now affects 12.5 mln
Thu Aug 28, 2008 4:46pm EDT By Jonathan Stempel

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of New York Mellon Corp said on Thursday that a security breach involving the loss of personal information is much larger than previously reported, affecting about 12.5 million people, up from 4.5 million.

The case is the largest new reported U.S. data breach in 2008, as measured by the number of exposed records, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center.

Connecticut Gov. Jodi Rell, who announced a probe of the breach in May, in a statement said she is still pursuing a possible "substantial" fine, restitution and other remedies against Bank of New York Mellon.

Kevin Heine, a spokesman for the New York-based company, said the number of affected individuals had risen by 8 million from the 4.5 million reported earlier. Rell estimated the total number of customers that could be affected at 10 million.