Capital One is the latest company to be hacked and it affected a lot of Canadians according to
their press release. The security breach affected about 6 million
Canadians and of those approximately 1 million Social Insurance numbers
were comprised. If you are or have been a Capital One cardholder you
will be contacted by Capital One to let you know if you were one of
those who had their data comprised. In the mean time Capital One
recommends doing the following:
We are also encouraging customers to enroll in account alerts to help
them keep track of activity on their accounts. Customers can sign in
to online banking and set up text or email alerts, based on their
preferences.We also encourage customers to monitor their credit card accounts
for unusual or suspicious activity that they do not recognize, and to
call the phone number on the back of their Capital One card or on their
statement as soon as possible, if they see unusual activity.We do not call customers asking for personal information and
customers should be mindful of the possibility of phishing emails and
calls due to this incident. Tips on how to spot fraudulent emails /
messages are on the Capital One website at https://www.capitalone.ca/help/fraud-protection/Phishing is an attempt to acquire personal information, sometimes to
compromise online banking accounts by posing as a legitimate company
in an electronic communication. These emails are not from Capital One.
If you believe you have received a fraudulent email that claims to be
from Capital One:
- Do not reply to the email.
- Do not click on any of the links embedded in the email.
- Forward the email to abuse@capitalone.com.
- After forwarding the email to Capital One for investigation, delete it.
- Be sure to monitor your account and call us if you notice any unusual activity.
You can learn more about this incident here
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