The bank stated that it had notice the attack in the last week through its internal security control mechanism.
The bank also said that, Only the linked account number was compromised.
The content of the account was not compromised.
It is not possible to commit fraud with the linked account number.
No other information was compromised, including account numbers of term deposit accounts or other deposit accounts.
Our customers may continue to perform all banking transactions with HSBC as usual.
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