Fidelity Data Breach Exposes Sensitive Information of Over 77,000 Customers
From the desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law
According to InvestmentNews, Fidelity Investments recently disclosed a data breach affecting tens of thousands of customers, exposing sensitive personal data such as Social Security numbers and driver’s license information. The breach, which took place between August 17 and August 19, impacted 77,099 individuals and was reported in regulatory filings with the attorney generals of Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts.
According to Fidelity’s filings, an unidentified third party accessed customer data through two specific accounts, though the firm clarified that no customer accounts were compromised. Fidelity stated it discovered the breach on August 19 and immediately terminated unauthorized access. InvestmentNews reports that, despite this response, attackers accessed an internal database containing documents tied to Fidelity customers.
A separate report to the Massachusetts attorney general confirmed that 2,768 state residents were among those impacted. Although Fidelity has completed its investigation, it has not publicly disclosed whether the compromised data has been misused, according to InvestmentNews.
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