Capital One Breach Alert – 100 Million Impacted
The Wall Street Journal reports that this latest massive consumer data breach stands to be one of the worst for U.S. consumers because of the type of financial information that was accessed. The hacker accessed personal information of Capital One credit card customers and applicants in the U.S and 6 million in Canada. “This valuable consumer financial information can be used to figure out the identities of the most creditworthy or affluent consumers and open a card or loans in their name.” READ MORE
Take Action
Though Capital One says login information wasn’t compromised in this hack, reusing old passwords is a major security vulnerability. We suggest that you immediately:
– Change your passwords
– Set up two-factor authentication
– Closely monitor your credit card activity and credit reports
Please contact our 24/7/365 Member Services team at 888.966.GUARD (4827) if you think you may have been a victim. You can also visit our website and click on Let’s Talk, where you can:
– Schedule an in-person meeting or call
– Make a payment
– Send us a file
– Leave us your comments
– Access your account
– Click-to-call Member Services immediately
