8th Nov 2016 17:37
LONDON (Alliance News) - Britain's National Crime Agency is investigating the cyber attack that hit Tesco PLC's banking arm which resulted in money being taken from around 20,000 accounts, Reuters reported Tuesday.
New cyber crime agency National Cyber Security Centre said it is working with NCA and Tesco to understand the nature of the attack.
Tesco Bank confirmed on Monday that some its customer accounts were accessed fraudulently over the weekend and it has put a temporary stop on online transactions from current accounts.
Tesco Bank Chief Executive Benny Higgins said some of its customer accounts were "subject to online criminal activity, in some cases resulting in money being withdrawn fraudulently".
http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-tesco-bank-idUKKBN1331TV
Shares in Tesco closed up 0.2% at 200.61 pence Tuesday.
By Hana Stewart-Smith; [email protected]; @HanaSSAllNews
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