Security News > 2024 > July > FBCS data breach impact now reaches 4.2 million people
Debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions has again increased the number of people impacted by a February data breach, now saying it affects 4.2 million people in the US. FBCS is a US debt collection agency that collects unpaid debts from consumer credit, healthcare, commercial, auto loans and leases, student loans, and utilities.
In late April, the firm reported that roughly 1.9 million people in the U.S. had sensitive personal information compromised in a data breach on February 14, 2024.
In a new supplemental notice with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, the company has once again increased the number, stating that the data breach now impacts 4,253,394 people.
New data breach notifications have been sent out to these additional people, starting on July 23, warning of the increased phishing and fraud risks.
"On February 26, 2024, FBCS discovered unauthorized access to certain systems in its network. This incident did not impact computer systems outside of FBCS's network," reads the data breach notification.
Collection agency FBCS ups data breach tally to 3.2 million people.
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