SANTANDER (dpa-AFX) - Spanish Financial Group Banco Santander S.A. (BNC.L,
BSBR, SAN) revealed in a statement on Tuesday that it has noticed an
unauthorized access to a Santander database hosted by a third-party provider.

Santander added that it immediately implemented measures to contain the
incident, including blocking the compromised access to the database and
establishing additional fraud prevention controls to protect affected customers.

An investigation has confirmed that certain information relating to customers of
Santander Chile, Spain and Uruguay, as well as all current and some former
Santander employees of the group had been accessed.

The bank also confirmed that no transactional data or any credentials that would
allow transactions to take place on accounts are contained in the database,
including online banking details and passwords.

Santander noted that customer data in all other Santander markets and businesses
are not affected. The bank's operations and systems are not affected.

Santander said it has notified regulators and law enforcement and will continue
to work closely with them. It is also proactively contacting affected customers
and employees directly.



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