ForHacSec

The security breach that hit the website of Citigroup exposed data for more than 360,000 accounts, the bank said on Wednesday, about 80 percent more than it previously reported. Citigroup publicly disclosed the compromise last week, but said it involved about 200,000 accounts. Wednesday’s revision came amid an inquiry by the Connecticut Attorney General’s office, […]

Hackers who stole bank account details for 200,000 Citigroup customers infiltrated the company’s system by exploiting a garden-variety security hole in the company’s website for credit card users, according to a report citing an unnamed security investigator. The New York Times reported that the technique allowed the hackers to leapfrog from account to account on […]