Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) is warning 1,955,385 impacted individuals in the United States that the company suffered a data breach after discovering unauthorized access to specific systems in its network.
FBCS is a nationally licensed debt collection agency in the U.S., specializing in collecting unpaid debts from consumer credit, healthcare, commercial, auto loans and leases, student loans, and utilities.
According to a data breach notification sample the firm shared with the authorities late last week, on February 26, 2024, it discovered that unauthorized actors had breached its network since February 14, 2024.
The data that the network intruders could have accessed during the exposure period includes:
- Full name
- Social Security Number (SSN)
- Date of birth
- Account information
- Driver’s license number or ID card
This information increases the risk of exposing individuals to phishing, fraud, and social engineering attacks. To alleviate this scenario, FBCS encloses instructions for the notice recipients on enrolling for 12 months of credit monitoring through Cyex.
FBCS says it has implemented additional security measures in a newly built environment to prevent similar incidents from occurring in the future.
Recipients of the data breach notifications are recommended to remain vigilant against unsolicited communications and monitor their account statements and credit reports for suspicious activity.
By the time of writing, no ransomware groups have assumed responsibility for the attack at FBCS.
Comments
GT500 - 6 months ago
About 11 years ago I had an ultrasound done at a hospital. They never sent me the bill. Roughly a year later I got a letter in the mail from a collection agency claiming I owned money. I didn't pay it of course, but it makes me wonder how many other people have had their data sent to companies like this against their will that they've never heard of and never done business with, all because some company didn't want to spend the time and effort to pester someone to pay a bill and would rather contract it out to a third party.
Collection Agencies are a type of company that I feel shouldn't even exist. Their entire reason for being is to harass people about a bill owned to someone else, and then try to ruin their credit if said bill isn't paid.
DrkKnight - 6 months ago
<p>Are they going to forgive 1,955,385 debts now that the information of all those individuals are probably now on the dark web for sale , potentially ruining lives? Probably not ... right? Collection agencies are like attorneys , stains on society</p>