D E N V E R, Sept. 11, 2000 -- Hackers stole credit and debit card informationfrom 15,700 online customers of Western Union, whose Web site wasunprotected while undergoing maintenance. The company began notifying customers of the problem on Friday,when the computer attack was first detected. ...

Has Western Union been compromised?

Western Union said the security breach that opened up access to the credit-card data was caused by "human error" during routine maintenance and performance management testing work on the Web site, which had been upgraded in June to allow users to send money over the Internet.

Can someone hack your Western Union account?

Money transfer services like Western Union are exposed by programmers and hackers who can access the database and make transactions with ease. If you want to receive clean funds or send a significant amount to countries having WU, we have you covered.