The Vermont Office of the Attorney General reported on October 2, 2023, that Chico's FAS, Inc. experienced a data breach involving customer payment card information captured by a third-party contractor during calls at their call center. The breach occurred when the contractor was employed from May 22, 2023, to August 10, 2023. Specific details regarding the number of individuals affected and further types of information compromised are unknown.
Source: https://ago.vermont.gov/document/2023-10-02-chicos-fas-data-breach-notice-consumers
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/chico-s-fas-inc
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "5/2023",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Fashion',
'name': "Chico's FAS, Inc.",
'type': 'Retail'}],
'attack_vector': 'Third-party contractor',
'data_breach': {'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': 'Customer payment card '
'information'},
'date_detected': '2023-10-02',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2023-10-02',
'description': "Chico's FAS, Inc. experienced a data breach involving "
'customer payment card information captured by a third-party '
'contractor during calls at their call center.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Customer payment card information'],
'payment_information_risk': True},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Third-party contractor'},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2023-10-02',
'source': 'Vermont Office of the Attorney General'}],
'threat_actor': 'Third-party contractor',
'title': "Chico's FAS, Inc. Data Breach",
'type': 'Data Breach'}