A regional bank in the U.S. said it was able to <A HREF="http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/10/10/Commerce-Bank-hacking-damage-was-limited_1.html">deflect most of a hacking attempt</A> on its database, but not before some customer information was divulged. Commerce Bank, which operates banks in five U.S. states, said Tuesday that a hacker gained access to a database with about 3,000 customer records and accessed data belonging to 20 of them. The bank is contacting those who may have been affected.

The hacking was quickly detected and stopped, according to Commerce Bank, which then notified law enforcement.