Today, Vodafone Germany released a press statement confirming that the company’s servers had been hacked, compromising 2 million mobile customers. The attack, which Vodafone claims was only possible by a hacker with “insider knowledge,” exposed names, addresses, bank account details and other pieces of personal information — but not phone or credit card numbers. The company, which is the second-largest mobile provider in Germany, is currently working with authorities, but has yet to make an arrest.
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