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UniCredit says 3 million clients hit by data breach

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epa06110297 (FILE) - The logo of a branch of the UniCredit Group Bank is seen on a glass, in Siena, Italy, 24 March 2016. Reports on 26 July 2017 state Unicredit has made a statement acknowledging alleged hackers may have gained access to Unicredit's client information, but no passwords have been stolen. The bank said some 400,000 clients have been affected in attacks that for the first time took place in September and October 2016. Similar repeated attacks took place in June and July 2017. The bank said they did not know who and why carried out the attacks. EPA/MATTIA SEDDA

Italian banking giant UniCredit said Monday that around three million of its clients in Italy were affected by a data breach in 2015, while stressing that account details were not compromised.

“The UniCredit cyber security team has identified a data incident involving a file generated in 2015 containing a defined set of approximately 3 million records limited to the Italian perimeter,” the lender said in a statement. “The records consist of names, city, telephone number and email only.

Consequently, no other personal data or any bank details permitting access to customer accounts or allowing for unauthorized transactions have been compromised.

“UniCredit immediately launched an internal investigation and has informed all the relevant authorities, including the police.”The bank is contacting all potentially affected persons exclusively by post and-or online banking notifications. For any concerns, customers can contact the UniCredit customer services’ team or call toll free 800 323285”.

Via ANSA

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