Capital One Bank, headquartered in Mc Lean, Virginia, revealed a massive data breach in a news release on 29 July 2019. The bank says it does not appear that the hacker had used the stolen information for fraudulent purposes, but investigators will continue to look into it.
A hacker was able to gain access to Capital One's systems and compromised the data of more than 100 million people.
The alleged hacker in question, Paige Thompson, was arrested the day the news release was published. FBI agents arrested Thompson in Seattle. She faces a federal charge of computer fraud and abuse. The FBI says Thompson appeared to brag about the hack online, which helped lead investigators to her.
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