"TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. said Friday one of its databases was
hacked and contact information for more than 6.3 million customers was
stolen.
A spokeswoman for the Omaha-based brokerage firm said more
sensitive information in the same database, including Social Security
numbers and account data, does not appear to have been taken.
The company would not share many details of its investigation,
including when the hack took place, because it is still looking into
the theft and is cooperating with investigators from the FBI.
Ameritrade's customers have received unwanted e-mail ads
because of the data theft. Spokeswoman Katrina Becker said there is no
evidence that any customer suffered financial losses or was a victim of
identity theft."
Article Link: http://money.cnn.com/2007/09/14/news/companies/bc.brokerdatatheft.ap/?postversion=2007091418
