The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc and/or its Affiliates (AXP) on November 30, 2012. The recovered data reportedly included American Express Card account numbers, names, expiration dates, and Social Security numbers, but the exact number of individuals affected and the specific method of the breach are unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-37093
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-express
"id": "ame601072625",
"linkid": "american-express",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2012",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
'name': 'American Express Travel Related Services '
'Company, Inc and/or its Affiliates (AXP)',
'type': 'Company'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['American Express Card account '
'numbers',
'names',
'expiration dates',
'Social Security numbers']},
'date_detected': '2012-11-30',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2012-11-30',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving American Express Travel Related Services '
'Company, Inc and/or its Affiliates (AXP) on November 30, '
'2012. The recovered data reportedly included American Express '
'Card account numbers, names, expiration dates, and Social '
'Security numbers, but the exact number of individuals '
'affected and the specific method of the breach are unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['American Express Card account numbers',
'names',
'expiration dates',
'Social Security numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2012-11-30',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'American Express Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}