Citigroup Hit by Data Theft in Japan

[Jeffrey Walton <noloader () gmail com>]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111903366504576490541082030476.html

Thieves made off with personal information of 92,408 Citigroup Inc.
credit card customers in Japan and sold the data to third parties, the
bank said Friday. It is the second data theft for Citi in three months
and the latest sign of the vulnerability of banks and their clients.

Customer account numbers, names, addresses, phone numbers, birth
dates, account-opening dates and gender information were stolen, Citi
said. The most sensitive data, including personal identification
numbers and card security codes, weren't ...
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