Citizens Bank customer data leaked in third-party breach
Citizens Bank customers' personal data was exposed in a third-party data breach. The leaked data included Social Security numbers and contact details. Two federal lawsuits were filed against the bank after the incident.
Key facts
- Affected organisation
- Citizens Bank
- Incident type
- Data breach
- Occurred / detected
- Not confirmed
- Scale of damage
- Customers' personal data including Social Security numbers and contact details
- Cause / method
- Third-party data breach
- Location
- United States
If your data was exposed
Exposed dataPhone numberNational ID number
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Timeline
- The leak of Citizens Bank customers' personal data and the filing of two federal lawsuits against the bank came to light.
- It emerged that the customer data leak was linked to a third-party data breach.
- It emerged that the leaked data included Social Security numbers and contact details.
Also affected by this incident
Frost Bank sued over third-party data breach affecting customers
↳ Knock-on damage from the Citizens Bank incident · View original incidentFrost Bank customers were affected by a third-party data breach. The customers brought a lawsuit against Frost Bank in connection with the incident.
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