Cyberattack affects 230,000 customer accounts in Strasbourg
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on L'Information
The Compagnie des transports strasbourgeois confirms the theft of personal data from 230,000 customer accounts, nearly 40% of its users. Passwords and bank details were not exposed, and the vulnerability was fixed, according to France Info and the CTS.
The Compagnie des transports strasbourgeois (CTS), Strasbourg’s public transport operator, announced on Wednesday 28 October that 230,000 customer accounts had been hacked, representing nearly 40% of the accounts registered on its website, according to France Info. The stolen data included users’ surnames, first names, dates of birth, addresses and usernames.
The CTS said it stopped the leak as soon as it was discovered and strengthened the security of its website. Passwords and bank details were not compromised, according to France Info.
