The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. on February 2, 2012. The breach involved unauthorized access to data files, exposing Card account numbers, names, and expiration dates. Social Security numbers were not impacted. The number of individuals affected is unknown. This incident highlights the vulnerability of financial information and the importance of robust cybersecurity measures to protect sensitive data.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-36427
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-express
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "2/2012",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 'UNKN',
'industry': 'Financial Services',
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'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
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'type_of_data_compromised': ['Card account numbers',
'Names',
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'date_detected': '2012-02-02',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2012-09-11',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to data files exposing Card account '
'numbers, names, and expiration dates.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Card account numbers',
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'references': [{'date_accessed': '2012-09-11',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
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'type': 'Data Breach'}