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SEC RulesFinanceHigh Severity

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney

€30,000,000

Authority

SEC

Country

United States

Date Issued

September 20, 2022

Industry

Finance

Summary

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney was fined $35 million by the SEC for failing to properly dispose of hard drives and servers containing personal information of approximately 15 million customers. The enforcement action addressed serious data security and disposal failures that left sensitive customer data vulnerable.

Violation Types

Data DisposalSecurity

Articles Violated

Regulation S-P

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