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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