The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc on January 26, 2016. The breach occurred on September 23, 2015, affecting certain Card Members' account information, including account numbers and names. The specific number of individuals affected is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-59798
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-express
"id": "ame435072425",
"linkid": "american-express",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2015",
"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'}],
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['account numbers', 'names']},
'date_detected': '2016-01-26',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-01-26',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving American Express Travel Related Services '
'Company, Inc on January 26, 2016. The breach occurred on '
"September 23, 2015, affecting certain Card Members' account "
'information, including account numbers and names. The '
'specific number of individuals affected is unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['account numbers', 'names']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2016-01-26',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'American Express Travel Related Services Company Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}