647 StanChart bank statements stolen in Singapore

They were found on the laptop of an alleged hacker.

According to a report by reuters, bank statements for almost 650 of Standard Chartered Plc's private banking clients have been found on the laptop of an alleged website hacker in Singapore, the police and the British lender said on Thursday.

Standard Chartered said the February 2013 monthly statements for 647 of its clients were stolen, taken from the server of Fuji Xerox which provides printing services to the bank.

"The confidentiality and privacy of our clients are of paramount importance to us, and we take this incident very seriously," said Ray Ferguson, chief executive of Standard Chartered Singapore in a statement.

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