The Maine Office of the Attorney General reported that Capital One experienced a data breach involving unauthorized access by a former employee from May 15, 2020, to June 2, 2020. A total of 1,277 individuals were affected, including eight Maine residents whose personal information such as names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and account numbers may have been accessed. Capital One has provided these residents with written notification and offered two years of free credit monitoring through TransUnion.
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/capital-one
"id": "cap832072925",
"linkid": "capital-one",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 1277,
'industry': 'Banking',
'name': 'Capital One',
'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 1277,
'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'Account numbers']},
'description': 'Unauthorized access by a former employee from May 15, 2020, '
'to June 2, 2020, affecting 1,277 individuals, including eight '
'Maine residents whose personal information may have been '
'accessed.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
'Addresses',
'Social Security numbers',
'Account numbers']},
'references': [{'source': 'Maine Office of the Attorney General'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Written notification to affected '
'residents and offer of two years of '
'free credit monitoring through '
'TransUnion'},
'threat_actor': 'Former Employee',
'title': 'Capital One Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}