Balanced News: Confidential bank documents found dumped in Armadale bin

An Australian bank has apologised after confidential personal information belonging to its customers was found dumped in a Perth suburb. The data breach includes names, addresses, and even account numbers. Legal experts warn the financial institution could face a multimillion-dollar fine. Scott Collins was passing by Armadale Shopping Centre, in Perth’s eastern suburbs, when he spotted the confidential ANZ documents dumped in a skip bin. Dozens of pages were in the bin, lying on the road and even floating down the street in the breeze. Within hours of Nine News Perth obtaining the documents, ANZ sent a representative to collect them. Blycha said the bank needed to now tell the affected customers what had happened.