The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. on April 1, 2014. The breach involved the recovery of American Express Card information, including account numbers and names, but not Social Security numbers. The specific number of individuals affected is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-44666
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-express
"id": "ame522072725",
"linkid": "american-express",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2014",
"severity": "60",
"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': '2014-04-01',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-04-01',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving American Express Travel Related Services '
'Company, Inc. on April 1, 2014. The breach involved the '
'recovery of American Express Card information, including '
'account numbers and names, but not Social Security numbers. '
'The specific number of individuals affected is unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Account numbers', 'Names']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2014-04-01',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'American Express Travel Related Services Company Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}