On Monday, MoneyGram confirmed that it had been targeted in an cyberattack, resulting in an unauthorized party gaining access to their company's inter

MoneyGram confirms hack: Social Security numbers, driver’s licenses, and other customer data have leaked

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2024-10-08 18:00:04

On Monday, MoneyGram confirmed that it had been targeted in an cyberattack, resulting in an unauthorized party gaining access to their company's internal systems.

It's unclear how many of MoneyGram's customers were affected. According to the company's website, MoneyGram has more than 150 million customers across 200 countries and territories.

MoneyGram notified customers about the data breach on its website, explaining that the information affected will be different for each customer.

The types of customer data that have been stolen in the breach include names, home addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, birthdays, Social Security numbers, bank account numbers, MoneyGram Plus Rewards numbers, and transaction information.

In addition, copies of IDs, such as driver's licenses as well as other identification documents like copies of utility bills, were also taken. MoneyGram said that for a "limited number of consumers," criminal investigation information was also taken in the cybersecurity incident.

MoneyGram first became aware of unauthorized access of its internal systems on Sept. 27, 2024 and proceeded to temporarily shut down the affected systems.