Wise Says Some Customers' Data Affected In US Fintech Data Breach - Lowyat.NET
Source: Lowyat.NET
Published on: 2024-07-03 10:28
The US bank, and not Wise itself, was victim to the cybersecurity attack. Wise, the financial institution known for providing some affordable rates with international money transfers, recently admitted that some of its customers' data may have been stolen in the security breach of the US-based Evolve Bank and Trust that took place in May. Not only that, the data could also be on the verge of being leaked, should the bank choose not to pay the hacker's ransom. "Evolve Bank & Trust is a regulated bank that we worked with from 2020 until 2023 to provide USD account details. They've recently been affected by a data breach and some Wise customers' personal information may have been involved," Wise said in an official statement. "We'll be emailing all Wise customers who we think may have been affected by this data breach directly." Again, the client accounts affected by the breach appear to...
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