Citi Raises Credit Card Hack Count to 360,000
CNN Money reports Citigroup has released more details on last month’s hack attack, revealing that far more credit card accounts were accessed than originally reported, and that it took more than three weeks to notify customers. Citigroup said that it discovered on May 10, that 360,083 credit card accounts had been hacked. Only accounts in the U.S. were impacted and new credit cards were re-issued to 217,657 of the hacked accounts, along with a notification letter. Some accounts were not re-issued credit cards if the account was closed or had already received new credit cards as a result of other card replacement practices. Citigroup said these accounts continue to receive heightened monitoring for suspicious activity.
