The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. on August 28, 2015. The breach involved a merchant theft that potentially exposed American Express Card account numbers, names, and Card information, but did not compromise Social Security numbers.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-57613
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-express
"id": "ame120072925",
"linkid": "american-express",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2015",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'American Express Travel Related Services '
'Company, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Merchant Theft',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['American Express Card account '
'numbers',
'names',
'Card information']},
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2015-08-28',
'description': 'A data breach involving American Express Travel Related '
'Services Company, Inc. was reported by the California Office '
'of the Attorney General on August 28, 2015. The breach '
'involved a merchant theft that potentially exposed American '
'Express Card account numbers, names, and Card information, '
'but did not compromise Social Security numbers.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['American Express Card account numbers',
'names',
'Card information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2015-08-28',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'American Express Travel Related Services Company Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}