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10/15/2024
Fidelity data breach exposed info from 77,000 customers
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(NEXSTAR) – Thousands of Fidelity Investments customers may have had their personal information stolen amid a data breach that occurred in August of this year, according to the financial firm.
The breach took place between August 17–19, with Fidelity becoming aware of the activity on Aug. 19, according to a spokesperson for the company. Fidelity stopped access to the “third party” who had breached the accounts on the 19th, and subsequently launched an investigation “with assistance from external security experts,” the spokesperson said.
Fidelity has said the hackers did not gain access to any of its customers’ funds or accounts, but did not disclose which specific information was obtained during the breach.
A total of 77,099 Fidelity customers were affected by the security incident, an attorney for Fidelity told the Office of the Maine Attorney General.
Fidelity intends to begin notifying the affected customers by mail, according to the Maine Attorney General’s office.
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