Shopacheck Data Breach

PROLIANT

As per the title, today I received an email from Shopacheck informing me that 2 data backup tapes have gone missing from their IT Dept containing personal financial details of its customers.

phoebesmum2105

I got the same letter last week, ??? what could this mean??

bengalknights

It means potentially someone could decrypt it and obtain your details that they held if it was on that backup.

phoebesmum2105

Seems a little odd to me, surely this is a major breach of a persons confidential information!!!!!!!!!!

I have found out that shopacheck were or are Welcome finance, I don't even have a loan or anything with them,all paid off ages ago!!!!

PROLIANT

Backup tapes will contain up to 6 years worth of account data depending on the business rules.

ASmith

I received an email too and posted about it the other day - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3707771

I've never taken out a loan with Shopacheck or any other company.

I wonder if the email is a scam taking advantage of the real data theft (for which I believe they send a letter?) Plus they spelt my name slightly wrong, which also makes it look like a scam.

Ayrshireman

Wouldn't say it's the first knew someone who was an agent for provident who would tell clients about other clients etc and disclosed via a letter to someone who was in arrears to their employer ....thats what I call a breach!

Traceyg

I posted this last week about Welcome Finance, it was in our local paper

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3695707

banks4u

Speak to the information commisioner

jonsyt

I got one of these letters aswel even though i have had no dealings with them at all

kevinhartshorn

I'v had the same letter yet never had any loan! Why have they got my details??? And the letter was sent to my new address. ( the info is prob in safer hands now than it was with shopercheck anyway)