# Fidelity Reports Data Breach Exposing Personal Information of 77,000 Customers! 🔒

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/fidelity-reports-data-breach-exposing-personal-information-of-77-000-customers/293296>\
**Category:** News & Articles\
**Tags:** hacking, business\
**Created:** [October 11, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/fidelity-reports-data-breach-exposing-personal-information-of-77-000-customers/293296 "2024-10-11T15:29:18Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/fidelity-reports-data-breach-exposing-personal-information-of-77-000-customers/293296/1 "2024-10-11T15:29:18Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Breach Confirmation**  
Fidelity Investments has confirmed a data breach that compromised the personal information of **77,099 customers** , including **Social Security numbers** and **driver’s licenses**.

2. **Timeline of the Incident**  
The breach occurred between **August 17 and August 19** , when an unnamed third party accessed customer data through two newly established accounts.

3. **Response to the Breach**  
Fidelity detected the unauthorized activity on **August 19** and promptly terminated the access, assuring that customer accounts remained secure during the incident.

4. **Details of Compromised Data**  
In filings with the attorney generals of **Maine** and **New Hampshire** , Fidelity reported that the third party submitted fraudulent requests to access an internal database containing documents related to Fidelity customers.

5. **Lack of Transparency**  
Fidelity has not provided details on how the creation of two customer accounts enabled access to such a large volume of sensitive data.

**Read more at:** [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/10/fidelity-says-data-breach-exposed-personal-data-of-77000-customers/)