15k of Poles could be affected by Wonga security breach

British short-term lender Wonga has warned customers in Britain and Poland that their personal data may have been stolen in a security breach last week. “Wonga is urgently investigating illegal and unauthorized access to the personal data of some of its customers in the UK and Poland,” the firm said in a statement. Wonga has some 15,000 customers in Poland and 245,000 in the UK. “We are working closely with authorities and we are in the process of informing affected customers. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused,” Wonga said. According to the company, which specializes in the so-called “payday loans” personal data such as customers names, addresses, phone and bank account numbers and partial credit card information could fell into hacker hands. Wonga encouraged its customers to contact their representatives to change their security settings and to get additional information.