Posted On September 3, 2024 Consumer Privacy & Data Breaches
September 3 – The data breach lawyers at Console & Associates, P.C. are investigating the Ally Bank data breach that was reported after the company was targeted in a recent cyber security attack. The Ally Bank data breach resulted in the below information of certain individuals being compromised:
According to the Attorney General of Massachusetts, the Ally Bank data breach was reported after they were targeted in a recent cyber security attack. On April 23, 2024, the bank determined that an unauthorized party accessed personal information belonging to customers. It appears that the incident stemmed from an incident at one of the bank’s third-party vendors and Ally Bank followed up with the vendor to ensure that the matter was investigated. It was confirmed that the confidential information of Ally Bank customers was subject to unauthorized access. Ally Bank reviewed the files to determine which consumers were impacted and what information was compromised. On May 23, 2024, Ally Bank sent out data breach letters to those individuals whose information was affected by the breach.
Ally Bank is a financial institution and subsidiary of Ally Financial that is a bank holding company with its headquarters in Detroit, Michigan. Ally Bank provides financial services to customers, car loans, corporate lending, car insurance, mortgage loans, online banking and an electronic trading platform. Ally Bank is an online bank and has no physical branches.
Our data breach lawyers are eager to speak to victims of the Ally Bank data breach to determine what damages they sustained and what compensation may be available to them. Victims can file a data breach class action lawsuit if you recently received a NOTICE OF DATA BREACH from Ally Bank. Contact the Console & Associates, P.C. law firm at (866) 778-5500 for a free consultation to discuss your legal options, or submit a confidential contact form.
Also, consider reading our Guide for Victims of a Data Breach to learn what your next steps should be. Data breach victims should remain alert for signs of identity theft and take steps to secure their accounts and personal information.
External Links:
Data Breach Letter – https://www.mass.gov/doc/assigned-data-breach-number-2024-1004-ally-bank/download
