High street retailer Argos suffered a data breach incident after it sent their credit-card details – including the vital security code – in unencrypted emails.
The company included the customer’s full name, address, credit-card number and three-digit CCV security code in order confirmation emails.
Source: https://www.databreaches.net/argos-exposes-customers-credit-card-numbers-in-emails/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/argos-uk
"id": "arg2051261122",
"linkid": "argos-uk",
"type": "Data Leak",
"date": "03/2010",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Retail',
'name': 'Argos',
'type': 'Retailer'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unencrypted Emails',
'data_breach': {'data_encryption': 'None',
'personally_identifiable_information': ['Full name',
'Address',
'Credit-card number',
'Three-digit CCV '
'security code'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Full name',
'Address',
'Credit-card number',
'Three-digit CCV security code']},
'description': 'High street retailer Argos suffered a data breach incident '
'after it sent their credit-card details – including the vital '
'security code – in unencrypted emails. The company included '
'the customer’s full name, address, credit-card number and '
'three-digit CCV security code in order confirmation emails.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Full name',
'Address',
'Credit-card number',
'Three-digit CCV security code']},
'title': 'Argos Data Breach Incident',
'type': 'Data Breach',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Sending sensitive data in unencrypted emails'}