The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data breach involving Synchrony Bank on October 5, 2021. The breach occurred on July 31, 2021, potentially compromising personal information such as names, social security numbers, addresses, and dates of birth of individuals. The specific number of affected individuals is unknown.
Source: https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-546114
TPRM report: https://www.rankiteo.com/company/synchrony-financial
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"type": "Breach",
"date": "7/2021",
"severity": "85",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Banking',
'name': 'Synchrony Bank',
'type': 'Financial Institution'}],
'data_breach': {'personally_identifiable_information': True,
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['names',
'social security numbers',
'addresses',
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'date_detected': '2021-07-31',
'date_publicly_disclosed': '2021-10-05',
'description': 'The California Office of the Attorney General reported a data '
'breach involving Synchrony Bank on October 5, 2021. The '
'breach occurred on July 31, 2021, potentially compromising '
'personal information such as names, social security numbers, '
'addresses, and dates of birth of individuals. The specific '
'number of affected individuals is unknown.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['names',
'social security numbers',
'addresses',
'dates of birth']},
'references': [{'date_accessed': '2021-10-05',
'source': 'California Office of the Attorney General'}],
'title': 'Synchrony Bank Data Breach',
'type': 'Data Breach'}