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Monday, May 15, 2006

Incident: Laptop with info on 48,000 customers stolen from Mercantile Potomac Bank

See: Mercantile says laptop theft could put customers at risk - Washington Business Journal.
Posted by privacylawyer at 5/15/2006 06:11:00 pm
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