HSBC: Employee Stole Data On 15,000 Swiss Accounts
The Bank did not name the employee, but he has been Widely Reported to Be Herve Falciani. HSBC had previously said the theft of data is potentially involved fewer than 10 clients.
The affected clients are located across the globe. All had accounts with the bank in Switzerland prior to October 2006.
HSBC said copies of a significant portion of the data were sent to it by the Swiss Federal Prosecutor on March 3 The bank added that French authorities had previously seized the files when the employee absconded from Switzerland while under investigation. " Previous media reports have indicated that Falciani voluntarily handed over the Data to French tax authorities.
A person familiar with the situation said there is a suggestion that Falciani may also have tried to sell the data to a bank in Lebanon.Read More Story,http://www.marketwatch.com/story/hsbc-employee-stole-data-on-15000-swiss-accounts-2010-03-11-5000
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