<p>Cellphone and broadband provider Vodafone Deutschland says it was the target of a large-scale data theft affecting the personal details of 2 million German customers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Spokesman Alexander Leinhos says the attack was conducted by an unidentified IT systems administrator who worked for a company contracted by Vodafone.<br /><br />Vodafone said in a statement today that the stolen data included customers' names, addresses, date of birth and bank details.<br /><br />Credit card information and passwords weren't stolen.<br /><br />Vodafone said it regretted the incident and warned its customers to be on guard against unsolicited phone calls or emails from people seeking to exploit the stolen data.<br /><br />The company has more than 32 million cellphone customers and more than 3 million broadband subscribers in Germany.<br /><br />It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc.<br /></p>
<p>Cellphone and broadband provider Vodafone Deutschland says it was the target of a large-scale data theft affecting the personal details of 2 million German customers.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Spokesman Alexander Leinhos says the attack was conducted by an unidentified IT systems administrator who worked for a company contracted by Vodafone.<br /><br />Vodafone said in a statement today that the stolen data included customers' names, addresses, date of birth and bank details.<br /><br />Credit card information and passwords weren't stolen.<br /><br />Vodafone said it regretted the incident and warned its customers to be on guard against unsolicited phone calls or emails from people seeking to exploit the stolen data.<br /><br />The company has more than 32 million cellphone customers and more than 3 million broadband subscribers in Germany.<br /><br />It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Vodafone Group Plc.<br /></p>