Santander customersâ private data put up for sale for 2m by hackers Banco Santander The Guardian

pShinyHunters stole information including bank and credit card numbers as well as staff HR detailsppHackers are attempting to sell confidential information including the bank and credit card numbers of millions of Santander customers to the highest bidderppShinyHunters posted an advert on a hacker forum for the data which it says also includes staff HR details with an asking price of 2m Â16m It is the same organisation that claims to have hacked TicketmasterppIn the post outlining the data it claims to hold the hacker collective taunts the bank stating âSantander is also very welcome if they want to buy this dataâppSantander which employs 200000 people including about 20000 in the UK confirmed that it had been hacked a fortnight agoppâFollowing an investigation we have now confirmed that certain information relating to customers of Santander Chile Spain and Uruguay as well as all current and some former Santander employees of the group had been accessedâ it said in a statement issued on 14 MayppâCustomer data in all other Santander markets and businesses are not affectedâppAt that time Santander apologised for âthe concern this will understandably causeâ and said it was âproactively contacting affected customers and employees directlyâppâNo transactional data nor any credentials that would allow transactions to take place on accounts are contained in the database including online banking details and passwordsâ it said adding that its banking systems were unaffected so customers could continue to âtransact securelyâppIn a post on a hacking forum â first spotted by researchers at Dark Web Informer â ShinyHunters claimed it had the data of 30 million customers It also claimed to have 6m account numbers and balances and 28m credit card numbersppSantander has not commented on the accuracy of the groupâs claimsppSign up to Business TodayppGet set for the working day â well point you to all the business news and analysis you need every morningppafter newsletter promotionppIt is claimed that ShinyHunters has managed to acquire the personal details of more than 500 million Ticketmaster customers although the company has not yet publicly confirmed the breachppAccording to reports authorities in Australia and the US are engaging with Ticketmaster to understand and respond to the incident with the hackers said to have gained access to the names address phone numbers and partial payments details of 560 million Ticketmaster customersppShinyHunters is said to be demanding a ransom payment of about Â400000 from Ticketmaster to prevent the data being sold on the dark webp