Western Union

Western Union

Some Western Union consumers started receiving a letter from the company last month

It informed them of a data breach that had occurred at a data storage company used by Western Union.

This breach led to exposure of Western Union customer records.

Source: https://wccftech.com/western-union-customer-data-stolen/

TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/western-union

"id": "wes10197622",
"linkid": "western-union",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "02/2018",
"severity": "60",
"impact": "4",
"explanation": "Attack with significant impact with customers data leaks"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Financial Services',
                        'name': 'Western Union',
                        'type': 'Company'}],
 'customer_advisories': ['Letters to affected customers'],
 'data_breach': {'type_of_data_compromised': ['Customer Records']},
 'description': 'Some Western Union consumers started receiving a letter from '
                'the company last month. It informed them of a data breach '
                'that had occurred at a data storage company used by Western '
                'Union. This breach led to exposure of Western Union customer '
                'records.',
 'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Customer Records']},
 'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Letters to affected customers']},
 'title': 'Western Union Data Breach',
 'type': 'Data Breach'}
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