2005 — HSBC Holdings: Credit card data was stolen, 180K records

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