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Hackers stole personal, credit card information from Citibank

The Takeaway

    Photo of a Citibank branch (Image by Wikimedia user TonyTheTiger (cc:by-sa))

    Hackers likely stole names and email addresses from thousands of Citibank customers. Dan Lyons, technology editor for Newsweek – The Daily Beast, talks about the recent spate of hacking and theft of personal information.

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