Data Breach Notifications

Entity Information

  • Type of Organization: Financial Services
  • Entity Name: Discover Financial Services
  • Street Address: 2500 Lake Cook Road
  • City: Riverwoods
  • State, or Country if outside the US: IL
  • Zip Code: 60015

Submitted By

  • Name: Gary Wachtel
  • Title: Director & Senior Counsel
  • Firm name (if different than entity):
  • Telephone Number: 2244052286
  • Email Address: garywachtel@discover.com
  • Relationship to entity whose information was compromised: Employee

Breach Information

  • Total number of persons affected (including residents): 690
  • Total number of Maine residents affected: 2
  • If the number of Maine residents exceeds 1,000, have the consumer reporting agencies been notified:
  • Date(s) Breach Occured: 9/29/2020
  • Date Breach Discovered: 11/17/2020
  • Description of the Breach:
    • Inadvertent disclosure
  • Information Acquired - Name or other personal identifier in combination with: Financial Account Number or Credit/Debit Card Number (in combination with security code, access code, password or PIN for the account)

Notification and Protection Services

  • Type of Notification: Written
  • Date(s) of consumer notification: 12/17/2020
  • Copy of notice to affected Maine residents: Notification Letter_Card-Misdirection_Dec 2020.pdf
  • Date of any previous (within 12 months) breach notifications:
  • Were identity theft protection services offered: Yes
  • If yes, please provide the duration, the provider of the service and a brief description of the service: 24 months