[174403428;kvarticleid=174403428;kauthor=Cory Levine;loc=300;grp=28259663;] [174403428;kvarticleid=174403428;kauthor=Cory Levine;loc=300;grp=28259663;] [wallstreetandtech_header_logo.gif] [wst_header_promo_ipad.gif] submit _______________ * Trading Technology + Algorithmic Trading + Data Latency + Derivatives + EMS/OMS + Fixed Income + Liquidity/Dark Pools + Trading Compliance * Exchanges + ATSs + Dark Pools + Liquidity * Asset Management + Wealth Management + Portfolio Management * Data Security + Privacy * Compliance + Regulatory Compliance + Trading Compliance * Data Management * IT Infrastructure + Data Center Architecture + Data Latency + Green Computing + Mobile/Wireless + Outsourcing * Risk Management + Investment Risk + IT Risk * Home * News * Blog * Opinions * CIO Profiles * Video * Live Events * Online Events * Industry Jobs * Product Charts + Portfolio Management + Trade Order Management * Buyer's Guide * White Papers * Resource-Centers * Market Intelligence Current Issue [w2011_06.jpg] Issues Archive * About Us / Media Kit * Subscription-Newsletter * Subscription-Magazine * Editorial Calendar * Contact Us * Reprints * Magazine Issues * Headline Widget * Feedback * Digital Edition * Current Issue * RSS * Advanced Trading * Insurance & Tech * Bank Systems & Tech [wd_may_2011.jpg] Live Events: High-Speed Trading Summit 2011 September 21, 2011 [blank.gif] Bank Systems & Technology Executive Summit 2011 October 2-5, 2011 [blank.gif] Web Events: Getting More From Your Cloud Investment July 26, 2011 [blank.gif] [section_.jpg] Scottrade Customer Information Is Compromised Tags: Scottrade, TROY Group, hacked, hacker, security breach, ellis hough, eCheck Secure, By Cory Levine December 01, 2005 Scottrade vendor TROY Group gets hacked. Discount broker Scottrade has notified some of its customers that their personal information may have been compromised due to a security breach at one of its vendors. Those customers who have used the eCheck Secure service to fund their accounts may have been affected by a security breach on TROY Group servers. Related Resources * Protecting Your Online Channels and Web Applications * How to Defend Your Perimeter from Today's Outsized Threats * Bloomberg: Third-Party Providers Benefit From Bloomberg Open Symbology The breach occurred on October 25, when an unauthorized entity accessed the TROY Group server containing Scottrade's customer information. After reviewing the situation internally, as well as with TROY Group and the FBI, Scottrade notified its customers on November 11 with a mailed letter. The letter identifies that personal information including customers' name, driver's license or state ID number, date of birth, phone number, bank name, bank code, bank number, bank routing number, bank account number and Scottrade account number may have been compromised. In addition, if the customer used their social security number as a state ID or driver's license number, that information may have also been leaked. "We notified our customers that had used the eCheck Secure product. It didn't effect all of our Scottrade customers," says Ellis Hough, Scottrade Risk Manager. He was unable to comment on the broker's regulatory requirements regarding the security breach. As many as 140,000 of Scottrade's 1.3 million customers have at one time used the eCheck Secure service and are potentially affected by the security breach, Hough notes. Scottrade is recommending that those customers affected by the breach notify the credit service bureaus and place a fraud alert on the credit file. Customers should also notify their local bank about the leak of the sensitive information. The eCheck Secure product has been disabled and Scottrade is no longer working with TROY Group. It is actively looking for a replacement to the eCheck Secure service. Printer Friendly Like this article? Sign up for Wall Street & Technology daily e-mail newsletter to get more news and analysis delivered right to your in-box. logon-to-comment Quick View Full View 0 Comments [blank.gif] This is a public forum. United Business Media and its affiliates are not responsible for and do not control what is posted herein. United Business Media makes no warranties or guarantees concerning any advice dispensed by its staff members or readers. [blank.gif] Community standards in this comment area do not permit hate language, excessive profanity, or other patently offensive language. 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