Capital One

Capital One

Capital One, the Virginia-based bank with a popular credit card business, announced that a hacker had accessed about 100 million credit card applications.

It was also found that thousands of Social Security and bank account numbers were also taken.

The FBI has arrested a Seattle-area woman, Paige A. Thompson, on a charge of computer fraud and abuse, according to court records.

The hack was expected to cost the company between $100 million and $150 million in the near term.

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/capital-one-data-breach-compromises-tens-of-millions-of-credit-card-applications-fbi-says/2019/07/29/72114cc2-b243-11e9-8f6c-7828e68cb15f_story.html

"id": "CAP163030323",
"linkid": "capital-one",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "07/2019",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "5",
"explanation": "Attack threatening the organization’s existence"
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