Capital One customer data exposed in credit card application breach affecting 100 million records
Summary
A hacker gained access to 100 million credit card applications from Capital One, resulting in a major data breach. The breach exposed sensitive personal and financial information of customers. The incident is categorized under privacy and surveillance harms.
Incident Details
Domain
Privacy & Surveillance
Unauthorized collection, tracking, or exposure of personal data and private information.
Harm Types
Unauthorized Surveillance
Companies
Capital One
Who Was Affected
Age
mixed
Gender
mixed
Sources
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