Fidelity Investments says data breach affects over 77,000 people
Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2024 11:03 pm
As one of the largest asset managers in the world, with $14.1 trillion in assets under administration and $5.5 trillion under management, Fidelity employs over 75,000 associates across 11 countries in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
In a filing with the Office of Maine's Attorney General, the company said that an unknown attacker stole data between August 17 and 19 using "two customer accounts that they had recently established."
"We detected this activity on August 19 and immediately took steps to terminate the access. An investigation was promptly launched with assistance from external security experts," Fidelity said in data breach notifications sent to affected individuals.
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Fidelity Investments says data breach affects over 77,000 people
In a filing with the Office of Maine's Attorney General, the company said that an unknown attacker stole data between August 17 and 19 using "two customer accounts that they had recently established."
"We detected this activity on August 19 and immediately took steps to terminate the access. An investigation was promptly launched with assistance from external security experts," Fidelity said in data breach notifications sent to affected individuals.
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Fidelity Investments says data breach affects over 77,000 people