Santander hit by huge cyber hack leaving 30,000,000 customers at risk

Santander has reportedly been hacked Hackers have allegedly stolen the details of 30 million Santander customers and are attempting to sell them on the dark web. The cybercriminal group ShinyHunters is claiming to have information including HR data, bank account details, credit card numbers and account balances. The hack comes just a day after the group said it had also hacked Ticketmaster, gaining access to more than half a billion customers’ details.

’ The bank has apologised for ‘the concern this will understandably cause’, and added that it is ‘proactively contacting affected customers and employees directly’. It also said its banking systems were unaffected and customers could continue to ‘transact securely’. The hack became more widely known after researchers at Dark Web Informer spotted an advert from ShinyHunters offering the data.

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