52 companies in our industry had a total of 9,209,547 records taken in the first 8 months of 2008. Countrywide, Bank of New York Mellon, Wells Fargo among big players that had customer records go missing or stolen. What would happen to your institution (and your job) if its proprietary information was stolen? Think what impact would it have on your life if your identity was stolen. Think of what you would say to angry customers (many of who will also be your employees) when they ask after their information and/or bank account is stolen.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/on-identity-theft-breaking-wrong-record-p-73