The California Attorney General reported on October 19, 2017, that Discover Financial Services experienced a data breach on April 27, 2017. The breach involved Discover card account information, although the specific details of the compromised data are unclear. This incident highlights the vulnerability of financial institutions to cyber threats and the potential for significant financial and reputational damage.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-102831
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/discover-financial-services
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"linkid": "discover-financial-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "4/2017",
"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': '2017-04-27',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2017-10-19',
'description': 'The California Attorney General reported on October 19, 2017, '
'that Discover Financial Services experienced a data breach on '
'April 27, 2017. The breach involved Discover card account '
'information, although the specific details of the compromised '
'data are unclear.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Discover card account information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2017-10-19',
'source': 'California Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Discover Financial Services Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}