Payday loan firm Wonga has suffered a data breach affecting up to 245,000 customers in the UK. A further 25,000 customers in Poland may also be affected,..
Payday loan firm Wonga has suffered a data breach affecting up to 245,000 customers in the UK. A further 25,000 customers in Poland may also be affected, according to the BBC.
A notification on Wonga’s UK website currently warns of “illegal and unauthorised access to limited personal data”, and says affected customers have been emailed about the breach.
According to an FAQ page on its website the types of personal data that may have been compromised includes names, email addresses, home addresses, phone numbers, the last four digits of bank card numbers (but not the whole number) and/or bank account numbers and sort codes.
It says it does not believe customers’ Wonga account passwords were compromised but suggests concerned users change their password anyway.
Wonga is warning affected customers to be “extra vigilant” and to alert their bank of potential risk — though it is says it will also be contacting financial institutions about the breach.
Given that the last four digits of bank cards can use as part of the login process for online accounts there’s a potential risk that breached data could be used to try to log into customers’ bank accounts.
