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Hackers strike UK telecom again, steal sensitive data of 1,827 Vodafone customers

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In yet another attack on a British telecom company this week, hackers have stolen account details of as many as 1,827 Vodafone customers. A Vodafone U.K. spokesperson revealed that sensitive data such as victims’ names, email addresses, telephone numbers, bank sort codes as well as the last four digits of their bank account numbers may have been compromised.

“This incident was driven by criminals using email addresses and passwords acquired from an unknown source external to Vodafone,” a Vodafone spokesman said in a statement.

While Vodafone insists that no debit or credit card details have been stolen, the Thursday morning attack definitely leaves thousands of customers vulnerable to fraudulent activity on their Vodafone accounts.

“No credit or debit card numbers or details were obtained. However, this information does leave these 1,827 customers open to fraud and might also leave them open to phishing attempts,” the spokesman said, adding that Vodafone is reaching out to all the concerned victims.

Last week, it was confirmed that hackers had attacked TalkTalk to gain access to names, email addresses and phone numbers of 1.2 customers in addition to stealing thousands of bank account numbers, sort codes and credit and debit card details.

The broadband, telecom and TV service provider had insisted that no transactions could be easily made with the stolen data as the bank details had been partially obscured. The claim left many customers angry who reported that money had been stolen from their accounts.

So far, two teenaged hackers have been detained in this connection.

Via: VentureBeat

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