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Data breach of Fidelity leaks 77,000 customers’ personal data

A hacker gained access to some of Fidelity Investments' customer information by setting up fake customer accounts.

Another breach of a huge financial institution has leaked the personal information of thousands of customers to the public. TechCrunch reported that an unidentified hacker obtained 77,009 customers’ personal data from the asset management firm Fidelity Investments. A filing by Maine’s attorney general posted yesterday revealed that the unidentified third party obtained the information in mid-August using two phony customer accounts.

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