How About A Little Salt In Your Irony?

Today I received a letter destined for the previous owner of my house. It is not my fault he never forwarded his mail. The letter is from BNY Mellon, apparently his investment company, stating that his information may have been compromised because of the loss of a tape. Understandably, "At the time of the incidents, we said there were no indications that the data had been accessed or misused in any way — and that remains the case." They state that they were notified by their tape backup vendor February 2008 - a year ago? The letter is dated August 27, 2008, but I received it today February 2, 2009. The previous owner of my house now has 90 days to request free consumer credit watch service. sigh

Good reason to always encrypt your backups and store the key in a separate location or locations.