Around 40,000 social security numbers of citizens residing in Greenlandic municipalities have “potentially” been leaked. The Bank of Greenland has issued a call to its customers to be extra careful when handing out passwords in order to counter fraud attempts.
– Pay extra attention on attempted fraud.
This is what an appeal from the Bank of Greenland to customers reads, after Danish authorities have informed the bank that unauthorized persons have gained access to CPR information for a large part of the Danish and Greenlandic population.
The Ministry of Digitization has informed Sermitsiaq that the access also applies to CPR information on citizens in Greenland.
– Potentially, it concerns approx. 40,000 people who reside in a Greenlandic municipality. Similar to citizens in Denmark, we encourage citizens in Greenland to be extra attentive in the coming time, the digitization ministry informs.
The bank makes recommendations
According to Statistics Greenland, there are approximately 42,000 adult citizens living in Greenland.
The Bank of Greenland calls on citizens to be extra aware of fraudulent attempts and makes a number of recommendations.
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Do not share passwords, My ID information, etc.
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Do not approve transfers you have not initiated
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Do not complete or authorize transfers on behalf of your bank
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Be extra careful in the event of unexpected contact via calls, text messages or emails
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Take your time
– At present, the facts of the case are still being mapped out in collaboration with relevant authorities. Reservations must therefore be made that further mapping of the course of events may lead to the consolidation of the specific information, informs the digitization ministry.
