May 30, 2024 at 08:30AM
Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) reported a data breach affecting 3.2 million people, with hackers potentially accessing and stealing personal information including names, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. Though no misuse has been detected, affected individuals will receive free credit monitoring services. FBCS may have been targeted by a ransomware group.
From the provided meeting notes, it can be summarized that:
– The number of individuals impacted by the data breach at Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) has increased to 3.2 million.
– The breach was discovered in late April after the company informed the Maine Attorney General about the intrusion that occurred on February 26.
– Hackers accessed some systems and potentially stole sensitive information including names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license and other identification numbers, and account information.
– The number of individuals impacted initially was 1.9 million but increased to nearly 2.7 million by May 10 and then to over 3.2 million in the latest update.
– Affected individuals are being notified and offered 12 months of free credit monitoring services, although there is no evidence of the exposed information being misused.
– There is uncertainty about whether FBCS was targeted by a ransomware group.
Additionally, the notes contain related data breach incidents at other companies, namely Christie’s, Sav-Rx, CentroMed, and WebTPA.
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