2006 — General Electric: GE Money Bank issues private label credit cards for…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
GE Money Bank issues private label credit cards for Lowe's Companies Inc. A number of credit card applications were taken form a Lowe's store in Philadelphia by an unknown person. The information on the applications included names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses and Lowe's credit card account numbers. At least 11 consumers discovered fraudulent purchases at Lowe's stores.
Root cause
Portable device theft