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

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MoneyGram has been targeted in an cyberattack, resulting in an unauthorized party gaining access to their company's internal systems.

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, and transaction information.

The company has yet to share details of the incident, but has confirmed that it is not a ransomware attack.

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49

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35

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English

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56

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