According to Capital One, someone outside the company gained unauthorized access to the personal information of over 100 million credit card holders and applicants in the U.S. and Canada. |
It's important to note that though passwords were not exposed in this breach, other personal information was, including: |
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Approx. 140,000 Social Security numbers |
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Approx. 80,000 bank account numbers |
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Customer data like credit score and contact info |
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This may be a good time to put a temporary FREEZE on opening new accounts and keeping a close eye on your credit score.
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