Fifth Third Bank

Fifth Third Bank

Fifth Third Bank fell for a data breach by some of the former employees of the bank.

It warned some customers about their personal information being misused by former bank employees.

The information included name, Social Security number, driver's license information, mother's maiden name, address, phone number, date of birth, and account numbers.

Bank employees involved in wrongdoing were fired.

Source: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/money/2020/02/10/fifth-thirds-warns-customers-data-breach-former-employees/4715488002/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/fifth-third-bank

"id": "fif212201222",
"linkid": "fifth-third-bank",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "02/2020",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "3",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with internal employee data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Banking',
                        'name': 'Fifth Third Bank',
                        'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Insider Threat',
 'customer_advisories': 'Warning customers about the misuse of their personal '
                        'information',
 'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': ['Names',
                                                         'Social Security '
                                                         'Numbers',
                                                         "Driver's License "
                                                         'Information',
                                                         "Mother's Maiden "
                                                         'Names',
                                                         'Addresses',
                                                         'Phone Numbers',
                                                         'Dates of Birth',
                                                         'Account Numbers'],
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Personal Information']},
 'description': 'Fifth Third Bank experienced a data breach where former '
                'employees misused customer personal information. The '
                "information included names, Social Security numbers, driver's "
                "license information, mother's maiden names, addresses, phone "
                'numbers, dates of birth, and account numbers. Employees '
                'involved were fired.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security Numbers',
                                 "Driver's License Information",
                                 "Mother's Maiden Names",
                                 'Addresses',
                                 'Phone Numbers',
                                 'Dates of Birth',
                                 'Account Numbers']},
 'motivation': 'Unauthorized Access/Misuse of Information',
 'post_incident_analysis': {'corrective_actions': 'Firing of employees '
                                                  'involved',
                            'root_causes': 'Insider Threat'},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Warning customers about the misuse of '
                                        'their personal information',
              'remediation_measures': 'Firing of employees involved'},
 'threat_actor': 'Former Employees',
 'title': 'Fifth Third Bank Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach',
 'vulnerability_exploited': 'Human Error/Insider Threat'}
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