The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach at Discover Financial Services on June 17, 2016. The breach, which occurred on January 1, 2014, involved Discover card account information. The specific number of individuals affected and the exact data compromised remain unknown. This incident highlights the potential risks associated with financial data breaches, where sensitive information such as account details could be exposed, leading to financial losses and reputational damage.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-62434
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/discover-financial-services
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"linkid": "discover-financial-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "1/2014",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Finance',
'name': 'Discover Financial Services',
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'date_detected': '2016-06-17',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-06-17',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported that '
'Discover Financial Services experienced a data breach '
'involving Discover card account information on June 17, 2016. '
'The breach occurred on January 1, 2014; however, the specific '
'number of individuals affected is unknown, and it is unclear '
'which specific data may have been compromised.',
'references': [{'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Discover Financial Services Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}