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Capital One data breach compromises 106 million customers’ personal data

Monday, July 29, 2019 by Piyush Suthar | Comments

Home News Tech Capital One data breach compromises 106 million customers’ personal data

US-based bank, Capital One, revealed last night a data breach that exposed data of exposed the data of 106 million credit card applicants including names, phone numbers, addresses, and dates of birth. In addition, 140,000 US social security numbers, 80,000 bank account numbers, and 1 million Canadian social insurance numbers were also stolen. The bank said while no credit card account numbers or login details were compromised, the lone hacker got hold of credit scores, credit limits, balances, and payment history. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested the hacker, named Paige Thompson, behind the data breach, in Seattle. According to a…

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