OCC fines Morgan Stanley $60M for data inventory risk failures
By 
Aaron Nicodemus2020-10-08T20:51:00
Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay $60 million as part of a settlement with the OCC for failing to adequately protect customer data when the bank decommissioned two U.S.-based wealth management data centers.
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