Commerce Bank Thwarts a Major Database Hack.

The article reports that Commerce Bank NA has detected and stopped the hacking attempt on its database in the U.S. in October 2007. The bank discovered that a hacker had breached a database with about 3,000 customer records and had accessed 20 of them. Upon detection, law enforcement agencies have been immediately notified about the breach. Consequently, the bank has contacted all customers who have been affected to provide them with free credit monitoring services for two years. The way the hacking has been executed was reported by the bank.