KeyBank customer info taken by hackers of third-party provider
The information that hackers grabbed ranged from Social Security numbers, addresses and account numbers of mortgage holders
KeyBank mortgage customers had their personal data stolen in a hack of the bank's third-party provider.
The data stolen included Social Security numbers, addresses and account numbers of home mortgage holders at KeyBank in the breach of a third-party vendor that serves multiple corporate clients.
The hack took place on July 5 after breaking into computers at the insurance services provider Overby-Seawell Company, according to a letter that Cleveland-based KeyBank sent to affected residential mortgage customers.
KeyBank operates in 15 states and has close to $200 billion in assets.
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The bank did not reveal how many customers were affected.
Overby-Seawell did not respond to phone messages and emails sent to executives by Associated Press seeking comment.
The bank did not reveal how many customers were affected. (iStock / iStock)
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In the statement sent Friday to The Associated Press, KeyBank said Kennesaw, Georgia-based Overby-Seawell "suffered a cybersecurity incident that compromised data of its corporate clients." It did not elaborate.
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Overby-Seawell is a subsidiary of the Breckenridge Group.
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"We take this matter very seriously and have notified all affected individuals," KeyBank said in a letter.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.