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Citi Confirms Data Breach at Citi Account Online
- epochwolf 15y agoPretty content free. Only affects 1% of customers. No insight into how, when or where.
- MediaBehavior 15y agoReporter (in Bangalore) cites his source as Financial Times. Googling offers: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/885a54e8-9225-11e0-9e00-00144feab49a.html http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/885a54e8-9225-11e0-9e00-00144feab4... Which says, "The US bank on Wednesday revealed details of the breach... And MarketPlace.com is similarly unforthcoming: "Citi reportedly said it discovered the breach in early May, and that it had affected about 1% of its card customers, according to a report in the Financial Times, citing a Citi statement." Link: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/citi-customer-data-exposed-in-online-breach-2011-06-09 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/citi-customer-data-exposed-... And Reuters says little more. That's (to me) one of big disappointments of journalism (on/offline): lack of citation for further investigation.