The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Discover Financial Services on June 25, 2018. The breach occurred on July 16, 2017, potentially exposing Discover card account information, though specific types of data involved are unknown. This incident highlights the vulnerability of financial institutions to cyber threats and the importance of robust security measures to protect sensitive customer information.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-137386
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/discover-financial-services
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"linkid": "discover-financial-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2017",
"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': '2018-06-25',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2018-06-25',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Discover Financial Services on June 25, '
'2018. The breach occurred on July 16, 2017, potentially '
'exposing Discover card account information, though specific '
'types of data involved are unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Discover card account information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2018-06-25',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Discover Financial Services',
'type': 'Data Breach'}