The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Discover Financial Services on July 20, 2016. The breach occurred on July 31, 2015, and affected Discover card account information. The specific details about the number of individuals impacted and types of information compromised are unknown. This breach 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/sb24-62956
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/discover-financial-services
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"linkid": "discover-financial-services",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2015",
"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': '2016-07-20',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-07-20',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Discover Financial Services on July 20, '
'2016. The breach occurred on July 31, 2015, and affected '
'Discover card account information, although specific details '
'about the number of individuals impacted and types of '
'information compromised are unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Discover card account information']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2016-07-20',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Data Breach at Discover Financial Services',
'type': 'Data Breach'}