THE BANKING details of on the quarter of the million Wonga customers may have been stolen following the pay day loan giant was hit by hackers.
The firm says it is while “urgently investigating illegal and unauthorised accessibility private data of a number of its customers in the united kingdom and Poland”.
Wonga started reaching out to customers over the weekend to inform them from the security breach, and have since set up a phone line for borrowers worried their private data might have been stolen.
Hackers are viewed to have gained access to information including names, addresses, phone numbers, bank account numbers and sort codes.
The breach also includes the last four digits of customers' bank cards – which may be used by some banks to log into personal accounts online.
Customers happen to be warned to look for any “unusual activity”. Wonga sent emails and text messages to customers on Saturday: “We believe there may happen to be illegal and unauthorised use of some of your personal data in your Wonga.com account.” The police and knowledge Commissioner's Office happen to be informed.