The California Office of the Attorney General reported on October 10, 2012, that American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. experienced a data breach involving American Express Card information. The affected data included Card account numbers, names, and expiration dates, but Social Security numbers were not compromised; the specific number of individuals affected is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-36674
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-express
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "10/2012",
"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',
'Names',
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'date_publicly_disclosed': '2012-10-10',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported on '
'October 10, 2012, that American Express Travel Related '
'Services Company, Inc. experienced a data breach involving '
'American Express Card information. The affected data included '
'Card account numbers, names, and expiration dates, but Social '
'Security numbers were not compromised; the specific number of '
'individuals affected is unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Card account numbers',
'Names',
'Expiration dates']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2012-10-10',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'American Express Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}