data breach recovery

In August, a threat actor compromised the data of 77,099 Fidelity Investments customers in Maine, the financial firm said in a breach notification letter to thousands of customers on Oct. 9. The attacker didn’t access funds in Fidelity investment accounts. However, the hacker obtained personal information — including Social Security numbers and driver’s licenses — and created two new customer accounts. In response, Fidelity shut down the attacker’s access and offered affected customers a credit…