Santander Falls Victim to Data Breach Involving Third-Party Provider

A data breach at Santander involved third-party access to a database containing customer and former employee information. The breach, which affected customers in Chile, Spain and Uruguay, compromised no transactional data or online banking details. Santander blocked access to the database and imposed fraud-prevention controls. The bank has warned affected customers and staff, notified regulators and law enforcement, and confirmed that operations and systems were not affected.