A representative of Vodafone UK said that the company was violated by hackers who managed to access the personal data of about 2.000 of their clients. Let's see what exactly happened:
The hack is reported to have occurred during the past week, and Vodafone reports a third company that deals with the data as a cause of evil.
“This incident came from criminals using email addresses and codeς access obtained from an unknown source other than Vodafone.” cites the company's statement.
"Vodafone systems have not been compromised in any way."
Good one huh; (The way it bothered them, they probably consider hacking just the case of SQL Injection.) The result counts gentlemen.
According to an internal survey, hackers have acquired data including customer names, cell phone numbers, bank codes, and the last four digits of their bank accounts.
The number of people affected by the hack seems to reach 1.827. The company added that there is no evidence of stolen credit or debit card details.
Vodafone also says that the accounts of its compromised customers were immediately blocked as a precaution scamand misuse of data. This practically means that the company directly contacted the victims, the banks, and as the company reports, law enforcement.
Direct communication with all concerned in such cases is necessary as it may (perhaps) prevent malicious acts from criminals. It depends, of course, on how direct communication is, and when hack was discovered.
