The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. on May 3, 2016. The breach involved unusual login activity starting on or after March 25, 2016, potentially exposing client names and account numbers, although it is unclear if any actual data was accessed. No specific number of affected individuals was provided.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-61626
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/charles-schwab
"id": "cha127072425",
"linkid": "charles-schwab",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "3/2016",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Finance',
'location': 'California, USA',
'name': 'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.',
'type': 'Financial Services'}],
'attack_vector': 'Unusual Login Activity',
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Client Names',
'Account Numbers']},
'date_detected': '2016-03-25',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-05-03',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. on May 3, 2016. '
'The breach involved unusual login activity starting on or '
'after March 25, 2016, potentially exposing client names and '
'account numbers, although it is unclear if any actual data '
'was accessed. No specific number of affected individuals was '
'provided.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Client Names', 'Account Numbers']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2016-05-03',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}