In a recent unsettling development, American Express has confirmed that sensitive information related to its credit cards has been compromised due to a data breach at a third-party service provider. This incident has raised serious concerns about the security of financial data and the implications for customers worldwide. The Breach Explained The breach was reportedly […]
Cybersecurity specialists report that the UK government fined American Express Services Europe with $127,000 USD after the company illegally sent around 4 million emails for marketing purposes to customers not subscribed to its newsletter service. For its part, American Express states that these messages were not for advertising purposes, but were intended to communicate the […]
User information was leaked through an unprotected MongoDB server The personal data of nearly 700k American Express customers in India have been accidentally exposed online via a MongoDB server without the necessary protection measures, as reported by specialists in digital forensics and information security from the International Institute of Cyber Security. The server that leaked the personal […]
An American Express branch in India exposed millions of customers data online form an unprotected Mongo DB, which allows anyone to access and edit the information. The unprotected Mongo DB was discovered by Bob Diachenko from cybersecurity firm Hacken by using Shodan and BinaryEdge. Diachenko found several collections of data contained readable links, access details […]
It was discovered during an investigative process carried out by the law enforcement agency that data of American Express Card holders has been acquired by unauthorized individuals most probably cyber criminals. However, the circumstances that led to this discovery are yet undisclosed. Moreover, it is also unclear whether the American Express helped in the investigation […]
A fake email from American Express warns users of an ‘Unusual Activity’ on their account – The email asks users to click the link in the email body, put their information so their account can be secured from hackers.. but actually, the email is fake and website in the email body is a phishing link. Suspicious activity […]
American Express has launched a new service, which looks to swap payment card numbers with unique tokens, reports Network World.