US community bank says thieves drained customer data through third party hole

Community bank MainStreet Bancshares says thieves stole data belonging to some of its customers during an attack on a third-party provider.

Showing how vendors along the supply chain are often the weak link, the holding company that primarily oversees MainStreet Bank told America’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about the snafu on Friday, saying it was made aware of a break-in at the provider back in March.

By April 28, it confirmed its own data was part of the stolen loot, to be exact data belonging to circa 4.65 percent of its total customer base.

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