The travel insurer Staysure has warned customers that some of their sensitive bank card details may have been stolen after its IT security was breached. Some 93,000 people who bought policies prior to May 2012 may be at risk, it said. Staysure said it believed hackers may have stolen the three digit Card Verification Value (CVV) numbers of some policy holders. It has apologised to customers, urging them to check their accounts.
'Used fraudulently'
In a letter written to customers, the company said it had become aware of the breach on 14 November. It said: "While the payment card number you provided was encrypted, some of the other personal data that you provided to us, including the 3 digit CVV number on the back of the card, may have been accessed......Read more here