Vodafone Germany hacked - data of 2 million clients stolen

[Mousey]

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4 hours ago

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A hacker has stolen the names, addresses and bank account numbers of about 2 million Vodafone Germany customers who should beware that criminals may now try to elicit other information such as passwords, the company said.

The mobile phone operator, which has around 32 million clients in Germany said on Thursday that the hacker, who had gained access to one of its servers, had not obtained any passwords, security numbers or connection data.

"It is hardly possible to use the data to get direct access to the bank accounts of those affected," the mobile phone network operator said in a statement.

But it warned customers that criminals could launch so-called "phishing" attacks, using fake e-mails, to try to trick them into revealing more details.

"This attack was only possible with the utmost criminal energy as well as insider knowledge....

 

[spacechimp]

and that is exactly why i don`t like to give out a lot of info online.

 

[bsilva028]

i hope that vodafone portugal do not be hacked too