http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2008/08/13/231805/hackers-access-data-of-american-banks-customers.htm



By Mark Watts

Computerweekly.com

13 Aug 2008



Hackers have accessed confidential details of an estimated 5,000 

customers of an American banking group.



San Francisco-based Wells Fargo is notifying affected customers of the 

breach.



Details of the breach are contained in a letter that the bank sent to 

New Hampshire's attorney general. It appears to be one of several 

letters sent to different states where people's data has been 

compromised.



Written by the bank's senior company counsel, Peter McCorkell, it said, 

"This letter is to advise you of an information compromise incident 

which affects residents of New Hampshire.



"Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. has been advised by a reseller of consumer data, 

including consumer credit bureau data, of suspicious transactions made 

using Wells Fargo access codes. Our investigation confirmed that a 

significant number of unauthorized transactions had been made using 

Wells Fargo's codes. At this time, we do not know how our codes were 

compromised. We have notified the United States Secret Service, and it 

is investigating this matter."



Personal information including names, addresses, dates of birth, social 

security numbers, driver's licence numbers and, in some cases, credit 

account information was accessed by "unauthorized person or persons".



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