UniCredit said Wednesday that Data
of approximately 400,000 customers in Italy was thought to have
been impacted during two hacker attacks.
The bank said that no data, such as passwords, allowing
access to customer accounts or allowing unauthorised
transactions had been affected.
But it said other personal data and IBAN numbers might have
been accessed.
It said that it "has been the victim of a security breach in
Italy due to unauthorised access through an Italian third party
provider to Italian customer data related to personal loans
only.
"A first breach seems to have occurred in September and
October 2016 and a second breach which has just been identified
in June and July 2017...
"UniCredit has launched an audit and has informed all the
relevant authorities.
"In the morning, UniCredit will also file a claim with the
Milan Prosecutor's office.
"The bank has also taken immediate remedial action to close
this breach".
It told customers to call 800 323285 or contact their branch
for information.
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