The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. on November 6, 2012. The breach, which occurred on November 6, 2011, affected potentially compromised American Express Card account information. Card account numbers and card expiration dates were impacted, but Social Security numbers were not compromised. The specific number of affected individuals remains unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-36903
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-express
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2011",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'American Express Travel Related Services '
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'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['card account numbers',
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'date_detected': '2012-11-06',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. '
'experienced a data breach on November 6, 2012, affecting '
'potentially compromised American Express Card account '
'information. The breach occurred on November 6, 2011, and '
'while card account numbers and card expiration dates were '
'impacted, Social Security numbers were not compromised. The '
'specific number of affected individuals remains unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['card account numbers',
'card expiration dates']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'American Express Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}