Hackers crack Citigroup

Friday, June 10th, 2011 12:35:00 CITIGROUP, the US banking giant, admitted yesterday that computer hackers had accessed information from around 210,000 US credit card customers, the Hindustan Times reports. "During routine monitoring, we discovered unauthorised access to Citi's Account Online. A limited number -- roughly one per cent -- of Citi bankcard customers' account information was viewed ...

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Source: The Malay Mail

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