Prosper’s Prosperity Plummets: Data Breach Exposes 17 Million Customers’ Secrets!
Prosper’s data breach exposed personal details of 17.6 million customers. While no funds were stolen, affected users might want to reconsider their life choices, especially around sharing personal data with lending platforms. Don’t fret! Free credit monitoring is on the way. After all, who doesn’t love a little extra monitoring in their life?
Hot Take:
Ah, Prosper! Once a beacon of financial optimism, now it’s more like a data-sharing hobby club. Who knew lending money also meant lending your personal data? At least their customer operations are still intact—because nothing says “we’ve got this” like a robust facade over a data breach involving 17.6 million people. At this point, their motto could be “Prosper: Sharing is Caring… a little too much.”
Key Points:
- Prosper, a US peer-to-peer lending platform, suffered a data breach affecting over 17 million customers.
- Data exposed includes names, Social Security numbers, and credit status information.
- The breach was revealed in September, with details emerging on October 16 by Have I Been Pwned.
- Prosper claims no operational disruptions occurred and is offering free credit monitoring to affected customers.
- Unauthorized access was revoked by September 2, and the incident has been reported to US law enforcement.
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