The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. on April 4, 2013. The breach occurred on January 17, 2013, and potentially exposed American Express Card account numbers, names, and expiration dates; however, Social Security numbers were not impacted. The number of individuals affected is currently unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-40981
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/american-express
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"linkid": "american-express",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2013",
"severity": "50",
"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': ['American Express Card account '
'numbers',
'names',
'expiration dates']},
'date_detected': '2013-01-17',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2013-04-04',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving American Express Travel Related Services '
'Company, Inc. on April 4, 2013. The breach occurred on '
'January 17, 2013, and potentially exposed American Express '
'Card account numbers, names, and expiration dates; however, '
'Social Security numbers were not impacted. The number of '
'individuals affected is currently unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['American Express Card account numbers',
'names',
'expiration dates']},
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'American Express Travel Related Services Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}