Today, a hacker attacked Vodafone Germany server and allegedly stolen the personal data of about 2 million customers, Police suspect that a contracted IT specialist carried out the attack.
According to the news out in media, hacker has stolen:
- Name
- Address
- Bank Account Numbers
Official say, the data stolen by hacker is not usable but “It is hardly possible to use the data to get directly access to the bank accounts of those affected,” Vodafone said in a statement.
Vodafone also warn their customers to beware of such phishing attacks or fake e-mails criminals would try to get more information about passwords and credit cards.
Right now, official say, we are working with police to investigate the hack and has sealed the ports the hacker had used to get access to its servers.
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