The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. on August 6, 2014. The breach occurred on July 6, 2013 and involved unauthorized access to merchant data files, affecting customer American Express Card numbers and other card information, although Social Security numbers were not impacted.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-46140
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-express
"id": "ame511072625",
"linkid": "american-express",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2013",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'American Express Travel Related Services '
'Company, Inc.',
'type': 'Company'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['American Express Card numbers',
'Other card information']},
'date_detected': '2014-08-06',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-08-06',
'description': 'Unauthorized access to merchant data files affecting American '
'Express Card numbers and other card information.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['American Express Card numbers',
'Other card information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2014-08-06',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'American Express Travel Related Services Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}