"More than 17 million individuals were likely impacted by a data breach at peer-to-peer lending marketplace Prosper, data breach notification service Have I Been Pwned warns.Prosper disclosed the incident last month, noting that hackers accessed its network and stole confidential, proprietary, and personal information from its systems. According to the US-based company, the attackers queried its database containing customer information and applicant data to exfiltrate the information, but did not access user accounts."
"There is no evidence of unauthorized access to customer accounts and funds, and our customer-facing operations continue uninterrupted. We have evidence that confidential, proprietary, and personal information, including Social Security Numbers, was obtained, including through unauthorized queries made on Company databases that store customer information and applicant data. We will be offering free credit monitoring as appropriate after we determine what data was affected. We continuously monitor accounts and have strong safeguards in place to protect customers' funds."
More than 17 million individuals were likely impacted by a data breach at peer-to-peer lending marketplace Prosper, according to Have I Been Pwned. Hackers accessed Prosper's network and stole confidential, proprietary, and personal information from systems. Attackers queried a database containing customer information and applicant data to exfiltrate information, including Social Security Numbers. Prosper reports no evidence of unauthorized access to customer accounts or funds and states customer-facing operations remain uninterrupted. Prosper will offer free credit monitoring as appropriate after determining affected data and maintains continuous account monitoring and safeguards to protect funds.
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