Source: Bloomberg
Summary
Marquis, a fintech company, has announced a data breach that exposed the personal and financial information of hundreds of thousands of users. The stolen data includes Social Security numbers. The company is notifying affected individuals.
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The announcement sounds ambitious… in its attempt to downplay the severity of the breach.
Marquis, a fintech company that promised to “simplify” financial services, has managed to simplify the process of getting hacked. Hundreds of thousands of users’ data, including Social Security numbers, are now in the wild. Because who needs security when you can have “innovation”? Another day, another breach, another ” apology” from a company that should have done better.
Author: Evan Null
