The scale of the breach ranks it as possibly one of the largest-ever affecting a U.S. bank, although the consequences may be limited if the data weren’t distributed to others or used for fraud.
set up an email address for tipsters -- including “white hat” hackers -- to alert the company to potential vulnerabilities in its computer systems. On July 17, the company got a hit.
“I’ve basically strapped myself with a bomb vest, ... dropping capitol ones dox and admitting it,” Thompson allegedly wrote, under the “ In the Capital One case, Thompson was allegedly able to steal vast buckets of personal data because of an improperly configured firewall -- among the most basic digital security tools. The bank said it immediately fixed the problem once it was discovered.
An AWS spokesman confirmed that the company’s cloud had stored the Capital One data that were allegedly stolen, and said the data weren’t accessed through a breach or vulnerability in its systems.Capital One has been one of the most vocal advocates for using cloud services among banks. The lender has said it is migrating an increasing percentage of its applications and data to the cloud and plans to completely exit its data centers by the end of 2020.
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