Like the Anthony Weiner debacle, Citibank’s recent hacking breach is the gift that keeps on giving. It turns out that last week, when we reported ^[1] on Citibank’s admission that it had been hacked, there was actually more to the story: over 180,000 more. That’s roughly the additional number of customers who had their credit card data stolen, bringing the total to more than 380,000, says The New York Times’s Eric Dash.

Why the secrecy and silence? You may recall that the breach actually took place back in May 10, but the company did not make it known to the public until June 9. Now that Connecticut’s attorney general and other state regulators have opened inquiries, Citibank has said it has implemented “enhanced procedures.” And that’s all the information we can expect. Citi has retreated to the cone of silence, citing the ongoing investigations as the reason they are not answering questions about the vulnerability of customer data.

Read more at The New York Times ^[2].