The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Discover Financial Services on July 21, 2017. The breach occurred on August 10, 2016, potentially affecting Discover card account information, though the specific types of compromised information are unknown. This incident highlights the vulnerability of financial institutions to cyber threats and the importance of robust security measures to protect sensitive customer data.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-100469
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/discover-financial-services
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"linkid": "discover-financial-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "8/2016",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Finance',
'name': 'Discover Financial Services',
'type': 'Financial Services'}],
'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Discover card account '
'information']},
'date_detected': '2017-07-21',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-07-21',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Discover Financial Services on July 21, '
'2017. The breach occurred on August 10, 2016, potentially '
'affecting Discover card account information, though the '
'specific types of compromised information are unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Discover card account information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2017-07-21',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Discover Financial Services',
'type': 'Data Breach'}