Citi breach may have compromised customer data - FT

[security curmudgeon <jericho () attrition org>]

http://in.reuters.com/article/2011/06/09/idINIndia-57589920110609

Citi breach may have compromised customer data - FT
Thu Jun 9, 2011 7:07am IST

REUTERS - Citigroup Inc has acknowledged that a computer breach may have 
given hackers access to the data of hundreds of thousands of bank card 
customers, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.

The bank said it had discovered the breach in early May through routine 
monitoring, and it revealed details on Wednesday after being questioned by 
the Financial Times, the paper reported.

The bank said about 1 percent of its card customers were affected by a 
breach at Citi Account Online, which holds basic customer information such 
as names, account numbers and email addresses, the Financial Times said. 
Citi Cards has about 21 million customers in North America, according to 
Citi's annual report, the paper said.

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