Ah, this report from December 24th slipped by me. Cormac Murphy reports:
In a major blunder, the borrowing amounts, loan durations and arrears of 4,971 members of Tullamore Credit Union were made public.
The private database became freely available via the lender’s website last week and remained accessible for at least two days, it is understood.
The files provide names and ages as well as the reason for each loan. The sums vary widely, from less than €1,000 to many tens of thousands of euro. The transactions date from 2009 and 2010. However, a limited loan history for each customer is also included in the records.
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