Citigroup Hacked: 210,000 Customer Credit Card Numbers Exposed

Image via WikipediaAnother breach in the financial industry shows that Cybersecurity hasn't e-volved as efficiently as Cybercrime...

PC World reports that Citigroup did not explain how the website, Citi Account Online - used by its customers to manage their cards - was compromised. The bank discovered the breach, which was first reported in Thursday's Financial Times, early last month.

Citigroup Breach Exposed Data on 210,000 Customers     (from PC World on 6-9-2011)     Citigroup admitted on Wednesday that an attack on its website allowed hackers to view customers' names, account numbers and contact information such as e-mail addresses for about 210,000 of its cardholders. read more»

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