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However, whether or not you were affected, there is no time like the present to check your free credit report and take other steps to protect against identity theft.Ĭheck out these articles to read the basics about credit reports and credit monitoring. The bank says the hacker also stole about 140,000 Social Security numbers, 80,000 linked bank account numbers of secured credit card holders, as well as the Social Insurance Numbers of about one million Canadians.Ĭapital One has posted information about the breach and says it will notify the people affected and offer them free credit monitoring and identity protection services. The information includes names, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers, and more, all from applications filed between 2005 and early 2019.įor credit card holders, the stolen information includes credit scores, credit limits, balances, payment history, contact information and some transaction data. According to the bank, most of the stolen information came from the credit card applications of consumers and small businesses. In the Capital One breach, 100 million people in the United States and 6 million in Canada were affected. News of the Capital One breach comes just one week after the Federal Trade Commission announced that Equifax agreed to pay up to $700 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the FTC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and 50 states and territories, stemming from the credit reporting giant’s 2017 data breach, which affected about 147 million people. If you needed yet another nudge to start keeping an eye on your credit report to protect against identity theft, Capital One has delivered it with its announcement that a data breach has exposed the personal information of 106 million of its credit card customers and credit card applicants in the United States and Canada. Identity Theft and Online Security Show/hide Identity Theft and Online Security menu items.Unwanted Calls, Emails, and Texts Show/hide Unwanted Calls, Emails, and Texts menu items.Money-Making Opportunities and Investments.Jobs and Making Money Show/hide Jobs and Making Money menu items.Credit, Loans, and Debt Show/hide Credit, Loans, and Debt menu items.Shopping and Donating Show/hide Shopping and Donating menu items.
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