Capital One management was alerted by staff of multiple security issues prior to data breach

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Employees were unhappy that routine cybersecurity measures were being neglected

Capital One employees had reportedly informed the bank's internal auditors and other senior executives about staffing and security issues before massive breach of the confidential data. Accordin...

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