Capital One data breach

It’s the question kicking around in the minds of many Capital One customers these days: who knows what’s in our wallets? Customers are wondering whether their personal information is among the data that got caught up in the dragnet cast by a hacker who targeted 106 million Capital One credit card holders or credit card applicants in the U.S. and Canada. The bank says the hacker managed to scoop up some 140,000 Social Security numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers, but says no credit card account numbers or log-in credentials were compromised. The breach is among the largest of a major U.S. financial institution on record. Capital One says most of the hacked data was supplied by customers and small businesses who applied for credit cards between 2005 and early this year.