Suffolk County National Bank (SCNB) has disclosed that the servers hosting its online banking service suffered a breach lasting six days in November, BankInfoSecurity reports. The breach was discovered in late December and a subsequent internal investigation found that data from more than 8,000 accounts was stolen. Bank officials say they have notified law enforcement agencies and state and industry regulators, and have taken steps to notify and extend protection to its customers. No money was taken from any compromised accounts. "Although the intrusion was limited in duration and scope, SCNB immediately isolated and rebuilt the compromised server and took other measures to ensure the security of data on the server," the bank said in a statement.
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