Santander has confirmed a significant cyber attack that resulted in data theft related to all its staff and millions of overseas customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The breach, attributed to the hacking group ShinyHunters, affected information on current and some former employees and customers in Spain, Chile, and Uruguay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bank clarified no transactional data or credentials necessary for account transactions, including online banking details and passwords, were compromised.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Santander, which employs about 200,000 people globally, including 20,000 in the UK, stressed customer data in the UK and other markets were unaffected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Santander said: \u201cWe apologize for the concern this will understandably cause and are proactively contacting affected customers and employees directly.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bank emphasized its banking systems remain secure and that customers can continue to transact safely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reports indicate that ShinyHunters, which also claimed responsibility for a recent Ticketmaster data breach<\/strong><\/a>, allegedly sells access to Santander\u2019s database to a single buyer for $2 million (\u00a31.6 million).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n The hacking group also offered Santander <\/strong><\/a>the opportunity to purchase the stolen data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Dark Web Informer, a group that monitors and exposes cyber threats, reported ShinyHunters\u2019 claim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Santander has not commented on the accuracy of these claims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Need Career Advice? <\/strong>Get employment skills advice at all levels of your career<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n This incident follows news of Ticketmaster’s cyber attack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n ShinyHunters allegedly demanded around \u00a3400,000 in ransom to prevent the sale of stolen data on the dark web. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Ticketmaster has not publicly confirmed this breach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Santander’s proactive communication aims to mitigate concerns and reassure customers and employees of the security of their banking transactions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n However, the breach underscores the growing threat of cyber attacks and the importance of robust cybersecurity measures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Follow us on <\/strong>YouTube<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>X<\/strong><\/a>, <\/strong>LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a>, and <\/strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Santander has confirmed a significant cyber attack that resulted in data theft related to all its staff and millions of overseas customers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":60428,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[415,3],"tags":[1062],"class_list":["post-60425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uk-employment-news","category-business-news","tag-santander"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60425"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/60425\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/60428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=60425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.whatjobs.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=60425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}