Name of Entity
Polo Ralph Lauren, HSBCOrganization Type
Businesses-Retail/Merchant - Including Online RetailAddress
New York, NY
United States
Description
Credit card data was stolen. Individuals holding the HSBC-issued General Motors Mastercard were told their cards should be replaced. UPDATE(07/10/07): U.S. Secret Service agents found Ralph Polo Lauren customers' credit card numbers in
the hands of Eastern European cyber thieves who created high-quality
counterfeit credit cards. Victims are from the U.S., Europe, Asia
and Canada, among other places, Several Cuban nationals in Florida
were arrested with more than 200,000 credit card account numbers.
Date of Breach
01/01/2005
Source