The breach is said to have occurred last year on December 10, 2021, with the downloaded reports including customers’ full names as well as their brokerage account numbers, and in some cases, brokerage portfolio value, brokerage portfolio holdings. It was unclear how many users were affected by the breach, but Block — which said it only recently discovered the incident — said it was contacting about 8.2 million current and former customers as part of its response efforts. While a formal investigation is ongoing, the financial platform also said it has notified law enforcement and “continues to review and strengthen administrative and technical safeguards to protect its customers’ information.” “The company currently does not believe this event will have a material impact on its business, operations or financial performance,” Bullock added.
https://thehackernews.com/2022/04/block-admits-data-breach-involving-cash.html
Dan Xu
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