Citibank victimized by hackers, insists cardholders are safe !!!!!

[INDRANIL]

Reuters is reporting that Citibank's systems were hacked, resulting in a loss of Personally Identifiable Information (PII).Citibank says that data for 1% of their cardholders was accessed through this breach, but customers' Social Security Numbers (SSNs), birth dates, card expiration dates and CVV codes are safe.

Information that may have been disclosed to the hackers includes customers' names, account numbers, contact details and email addresses.

According to Citibank's website they are the world's largest provider of credit cards, issuing more than 150,000,000 cards globally. Based on these numbers, information for 1,500,000 or more individuals may have been compromised.

So now ready for some spam mails in your inbox . That can include some special offers . Have a nice time .

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[Neo]

oh no !!.. not banks

[Bearcat]

Thanks for the heads up Indra. I heard this on the news last night. It sure took Citibank a long time to come forward with the news, as I heard it happened in May.

[INDRANIL]

Indeed hope the rest part is in good condition and not much damage has been done.