HSBC Bank USA, National Association

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General reported that HSBC Bank USA experienced a data breach on December 7 and December 8, 2015, involving unauthorized access. Approximately 5,270 Washington residents were affected, with compromised information including names, Social Security numbers, and financial data. HSBC began notifying affected individuals on January 11, 2016.

Source: https://www.atg.wa.gov/data-breach-notifications | https://data.wa.gov/resource/sb4j-ca4h.json?id=9604

TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/hsbc

"id": "hsb301072825",
"linkid": "hsbc",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "12/2015",
"severity": "50",
"impact": "2",
"explanation": "Attack limited on finance or reputation"

{'affected_entities': [{'customers_affected': 5270,
                        'industry': 'Banking',
                        'location': 'Washington State',
                        'name': 'HSBC Bank USA',
                        'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
 'attack_vector': 'Unauthorized Access',
 'data_breach': {'number_of_records_exposed': 5270,
                 'personally_identifiable_information': True,
                 'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
                 'type_of_data_compromised': ['Names',
                                              'Social Security numbers',
                                              'Financial data']},
 'date_detected': '2015-12-07',
 'date_publicly_disclosed': '2016-01-11',
 'description': 'Unauthorized access to personal and financial data of '
                'approximately 5,270 Washington residents.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Names',
                                 'Social Security numbers',
                                 'Financial data']},
 'references': [{'source': 'Washington State Office of the Attorney General'}],
 'response': {'communication_strategy': 'Notifying affected individuals'},
 'title': 'HSBC Bank USA Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}