200,000 customers of Citigroup have stolen data
Today Citigroup reported that the names, account numbers and email address 200,000 credit card customers were stolen by hackers. That's a lot of people, in fact It'a about 1% of the total number of Citi customers. Even more surprising is that the data theft actually happened in May, but was not disclosed until now.
Although this violation could be the straw that causes banks to finally adopt the most difficult security (and disclosure) measures, that is of little consolation to customers affected by the theft. Whether you have been affected by this particular situation, it makes sense to do everything you can to protect your information from prying eyes and the eyes unscrupulous. We recommend you take a look at our protective services against the top rated identity theft. A number of them even offer free trials, so you can register and see if they work for you before you pay.