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BMO Bank of Montreal laptop stolen from branch

Posted on Sep 8, 2006 by Tom Fragala

This laptop was stolen from from the branch itself. Let me guess, it wasn’t locked down. So a $20 lock would have prevented this. Someone in security or IT should be fired. ottawasun.com has more:

Hundreds of banking customers have been told to monitor their accounts after a laptop containing personal information was stolen from a downtown Ottawa branch.

Stolen computer contains personal data for 900 of bank's clients. A spokesman for BMO Bank of Montreal confirmed yesterday that a laptop containing clients' personal information went missing last May from its Capital Centre branch on Laurier Ave. W.