The office of the state attorney general and the department of consumer protection release a list of the companies with the most customers or shareholders effected by the loss of data by a contractor for Bank of New York Mellon.
State officials say Connecticut residents who had their data lost should receive a letter from Bank of New York Mellon informing them that their data was lost.
The attorney general suggests that people who get one of these letters sing up for credit protection services offered by the bank.
The companies, and the number of people effected:
• People's United Financial Inc. - 403,894
• John Hancock Financial Services, Inc. (acquired by Manulife Financial Corporation)- 33,586
• The Walt Disney Company - 18,361
• TD Bank Financial Group - 9,389
• The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation - 3,324
• Hudson United Bancorp (acquired by TD Bank Financial Group) - 2,703
• United Parcel Service, Inc. -2,075
• Wachovia Corporation - 1,479
• MetLife, Inc. -1,373
• Hudson City Bancorp - 601
• Eastman Kodak Company - 456
• Burlington Resources (acquired by ConocoPhillips Inc.)- 447
• Providian Financial (acquired by Washington Mutual, Inc.) - 404
Odyssey America Reinsurance Corporation - 232
• Seacoast Financials Services Corp. (acquired by Sovereign Bancorp)-
• Viewpoint Bank - 213
• Diamond Shamrock (acquired by ConocoPhillips Inc.)
• Sound Federal Bancorp (acquired by Hudson City Bancorp) -
• Big Lots, Inc. - 192
• Guidant Corporation
• New York Community Bancorp - 126
• ACE Ltd. - 119
