Fidelity data breach leaks personal data of 77,000 customers

Another breach of a major financial institution has leaked the personal information of thousands of customers to the public. reported that an unknown hacker obtained the personal data of 77,009 clients at asset management firm Fidelity Investments.

a post yesterday revealed that an unknown person obtained the information in mid-August using two fake accounts. It is currently unknown how these accounts were used to access customer data. Fidelity wrote in a letter to its customers that they discovered the breach on August 19. The letter also said that the unknown person did not access Fidelity customer accounts but after Fidelity completed its review, it confirmed that customer information had been breached.

filed a second data breach notice yesterday citing another “data security incident” of Fidelity Investments customer data. The notice says an unauthorized third party gained access to an “internal database that stores images of documents related to Fidelity customers” by sending fraudulent access requests again on August 19. The second data breach did not provide unwanted access to any customer accounts or funds. and only leaked information “related to a small subset of Fidelity’s customers.”

If you believe your data has been accessed by unauthorized persons or is part of a data breach, the Federal Trade Commission recommends setting up fraud and fraudulent alerts on your credit reports and personal bank and credit card accounts. You can also report any incidents of identity theft at 1-877-438-4338 or by calling 1-877-438-4338.