The California Office of the Attorney General reported that American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. experienced a data breach on June 3, 2012. The breach involved unauthorized access to a merchant's website files which potentially exposed American Express Card account numbers, names, and other card information, affecting an unspecified number of individuals.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-41768
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-express
"id": "ame159072725",
"linkid": "american-express",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2012",
"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': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['American Express Card account '
'numbers',
'names',
'other card information']},
'date_detected': '2012-06-03',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. '
'experienced a data breach on June 3, 2012. The breach '
"involved unauthorized access to a merchant's website files "
'which potentially exposed American Express Card account '
'numbers, names, and other card information, affecting an '
'unspecified number of individuals.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['American Express Card account numbers',
'names',
'other card information']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'American Express Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}