Sen. Elizabeth Warren Probes Capital One Data Breach
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is putting pressure on Capital One to answer questions about the recent data breach that affected more than 100 million people whose information the bank held. In a letter to CEO Richard Fairbank, she requested information about the breach and when the bank plans to notify those whose data — including possibly their Social Security numbers — was taken.
She raised concerns that the company has not offered a timetable for notifying affected individuals, and asked for clarification about whether former customers and those who applied for cards but did not receive them would also be notified. She also challenged Capital One’s characterization of the alleged perpetrator as unusually well-positioned to accomplish the breach, suggesting that “tens of thousands of employees” could potentially be capable.
