A Minnesota-based financial services company with $1.7 trillion in assets under management has been hit by a second security incident in less than six months.
According to A a report The latest breach was filed by Ameriprise Financial (NYSE: AMP) with the Maine Attorney General’s Office on March 2nd and was discovered on March 18th. The accident affected 47,876 people.
In a data breach notification sent on April 17, Robert Severson of Ameriprise’s Global Privacy Office told affected individuals that the incident may have exposed their name, address, date of birth, account numbers, and Social Security number.
Severson says affected individuals should monitor their accounts and register a fraud alert and security freeze with major credit bureaus to protect themselves from potential misuse of information.
“Unfortunately, it has been determined that unauthorized access to your information has occurred… Be vigilant if you receive a call from someone claiming to represent Ameriprise Financial.
If you have any doubts about the caller, hang up and contact your advisor to verify the authenticity of the call. If you notice any unusual activity, contact your advisor or Ameriprise financial client.
in Decemberan Ameriprise advisor also fell victim to a phishing scam.
The incident potentially compromised the personal and financial data of 598 people. This includes name, address, phone number, email address, date of birth, income, net worth, account and policy numbers, account values, and medical information.
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