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Re:NZ’s biggest data breach shows retention is the sleeping ... by robocat on Friday April 07, 2023 @06:47AM (#35480223)
Very scary: I signed up and they know a lot of personal information such as my bank account numbers (presented completely without obfuscation), and my exact mortgage amounts, plus other information that shouldn’t be so easily available.

No actual authentication to sign up - presumably you can do so if you know a few personal details and somebodies driver’s license number or passport details (neither of which are secure information).

Thanks G

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Re:NZ’s biggest data breach shows retention is the sleeping ... by boredumb on Friday April 07, 2023 @09:02AM (#35481146)
I believe it was nerd wallet, but I signed in a few years back and was surprised to see they had almost a decade of financial data on me. I don't recall them printing out my unobsfuscated account numbers but it was a bit unnerving regardless.
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