The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data security incident involving American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc and/or its Affiliates. The incident involved the potential illegal acquisition of personal and account information of Card Members. The report was issued on November 7, 2014, but specifics regarding the exact number of affected individuals and the breach date are unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-47376
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-express
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"linkid": "american-express",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "11/2014",
"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 and/or its Affiliates',
'type': 'Financial Services'}],
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['personal information',
'account information']},
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2014-11-07',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc and/or '
'its Affiliates experienced a data security incident involving '
'the potential illegal acquisition of personal and account '
'information of Card Members.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['personal information',
'account information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2014-11-07',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'American Express Data Security Incident',
'type': 'Data Breach'}