The Spain-based bank Santander said that some of its customers and employees have been impacted by a data breach. The bank said it recently became aware of unauthorized access to one of its databases hosted by a third-party provider. An investigation revealed that the compromised database contained certain information on customers of Santander Spain, Chile, and Uruguay. It also contained information on all current and some former employees.

The company said it immediately blocked the unauthorized access and implemented additional fraud prevention controls. It is unclear exactly what type of data was exposed and how many individuals have been impacted. Read more about this story on our LinkedIn page