American Financial Data Exposed by Debt Collector

An NCB breach notification letter has been sent to affected customers informing them that their data has been hacked. Over 1.1 million people have been exposed by this breach. On February 1st, a US-based company claimed that its systems were breached by attackers, claiming they had penetrated its network. After the company’s systems were breached, NCB noticed it within three days of the incident.

Cybernews reported this morning that debt collection agency NCB Management Services has begun notifying customers of data breaches following a breach in February. The breach was first reported by the agency in early 2017. 

It has been reported that an unauthorized third party gained access to confidential information NCB maintains on client accounts recently. The company’s letter to potential victims began with the statement: “In the wake of this incident, we are unaware that any of the information you have provided has been misused.” 

A report has emerged claiming that NCB had its systems hacked in February. Despite this, it took the company three days to realize this security breach had occurred. 

As a result of cybercriminals stealing personal information from consumers, cybercriminals have launched targeted phishing campaigns via

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