Social Security Numbers, Bank Accounts Compromised in Capital One Breach

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Millions of Americans' and Canadians' personal information was compromised in a Capital One data breach discovered earlier this month. The bank says the breach exposed information of about 100-million Americans and six-million Canadians. The information includes 140-thousand Social Security numbers, 80-thousand bank account numbers, and personal information from credit card applications over the past 14 years were compromised. The FBI has arrested a hacker suspect. Capital One says it has fixed the problem.

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