Mutual fund giant Vanguard says hack at SEC won`t hurt clients

BOSTON (Reuters) – Vanguard Group, the largest U.S. mutual fund company, said on Thursday that the hack into the Securities and Exchange Commission&rsquo-s electronic filings database will not hurt clients.

&ldquo-The systems breach announced today by the SEC has no impact on our clients’ personal information,&rdquo- Vanguard said in a statement. &ldquo-Vanguard’s fund filings with the SEC do not contain information that would compromise the security of clients’ investments or information. Vanguard’s SEC filings are of a public, non-sensitive nature.&rdquo-