BFA Announces Investigation of Capital One Data Breach Affecting 100 Million Individuals

OAKLAND, CA / ACCESSWIRE / July 30, 2019 / Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP is investigating Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) following Capital One’s announcement of a data security breach affecting more than 100 million individuals and small businesses in the United States and Canada who applied for credit card products with the Company between 2005 and early 2019. The security breach includes credit card applications, names, addresses, credit scores, payment history, Social Security Numbers (U.S.) and Social Insurance Numbers (Canada), bank account numbers, partial transaction history, and other personally identifying information. The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a criminal complaint against an individual alleged to be responsible for the unauthorized taking of the information. This investigation is ongoing.

If you are or have been a Capital One customer, or applied for a credit card issued by Capital One between 2005 and 2019 and would like more information regarding your rights and this breach, please email krobertson@bfalaw.com.

SOURCE: Bleichmar, Fonti, & Auld LLP