The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. on June 2, 2014. The breach, reported on January 28, 2016, potentially compromised account information of an unknown number of Card Members. The compromised data included card numbers, names, and expiration dates. 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/sb24-59836
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-express
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "6/2014",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"
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'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'American Express Travel Related Services '
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'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 'unknown',
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'names',
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'date_detected': '2014-06-02',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-01-28',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. '
'experienced a data breach on June 2, 2014, which potentially '
'compromised account information of an unknown number of Card '
'Members. The breach was reported on January 28, 2016, and '
'involved compromised card numbers, names, and expiration '
'dates.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['card numbers', 'names', 'expiration dates']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'American Express Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}