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		t0mas88 on June 20, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Paige Thompson convicted over data theft from AWS ... The title is a bit misleading, the hack was a theft of personal data, not money. The data also wasn't sold for that money. The $ 270m is an estimate (on the low side) of the total cost to the bank, based on being fined $ 80m by the regulator and paying $ 190m to affected customers as settlement in a class action lawsuit.

capableweb on June 20, 2022 | [–]

Full title is "Former AWS engineer convicted over hack that cost Capital One $270m", so yeah, misleading

kache_ on June 20, 2022 | | [–]

Not to mention the brand damage. Costco stopped using capital one in Canada, wonder if it was related.

eli on June 20, 2022 | | [–]

Costco plays hardball with its banking partners. I'm sure it was about money.

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