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July 26, 2017 Unicredit has suffered "computer intrusion" in Italy with unauthorized access to data of Italian customers related only to personal loans. This access - explains one of the institute - took place through an Italian external business partner. According to the data held by the bank, a first violation appears to have occurred in September and October 2016, while a second intrusion occurred in June and July has just been identified. It is believed that in the two periods the data of approximately 400,000 customers in Italy have been violated. "The bank states that no data has been acquired, such as passwords, which could allow access to customer accounts or allow unauthorized transactions However, some personal data and Iban codes may have been accessed.

Exposed to the Milan Public Prosecutor
Unicredit has informed the competent authorities and has launched a specific audit on the subject. In addition, the bank formalized a complaint to the Milan Public Prosecutor in the morning. Unicredit immediately took all the necessary actions to prevent the "recurrence of this IT intrusion". "The institute makes available the dedicated toll-free number 800 323285 for customers who wish to obtain further information. The staff of their reference branch is naturally available for any further information. The bank - the note concludes - will contact the interested customers through channels specific communications.For security reasons, e-mail or direct phone calls will not be used.The protection and security of its customers' data is an absolute priority for UniCredit and within the recent Transform 2019 business plan the group is investing 2 , 3 billion euros to strengthen and make their IT systems more and more effective ".

Pm Milan opens investigation on hacker attack
The prosecutor of Milan Alberto Nobili, who coordinates the IT Crimes pool, has launched an investigation into the hacker attack suffered by Unicredit. The hypothesis of a crime is 'abusive access to the computer system' and the investigations are conducted by the Postal Police.