Does a week ever pass by without you receiving in the mail from Capital One a letter telling you you are pre-qualified for a credit card with $0 annual fee and 0% intro APR? It happens every week for me. I am glad I have never applied. The Washington Times reports,
Capital One says a hacker got access to the personal information of over 100 million individuals applying for credit.Read more here.
The McLean, Virginia-based bank said Monday it found out about the vulnerability in its system July 19 and immediately sought help from law enforcement to catch the perpetrator.
The FBI has arrested the person, reportedly in Seattle, according to a report in The Washington Post.
...The hacker got information including credit scores and balances plus the Social Security numbers of about 140,000 customers. It will offer free credit monitoring services to those affected.
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