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Western Union Financial Services

Disclosed Dec 20, 20169 years ago172,068 affectedConfirmed

Official notice

What is known

People affected172,068 (as reported by the organization)
DisclosedDec 20, 2016
HappenedJul 1, 2016
AttackHacking
Data exposedNames, Social Security numbers, Government IDs, Payment cards
SectorFinance · US
StatusConfirmed

Sources

Source
California Attorney General breach notice: Western Union Financial Servicesoag.ca.gov · Official notice
Washington Attorney General breach notice: Western Union Financial Servicesatg.wa.gov · Official notice
Oregon DOJ breach notice: Western Union Financial Servicesjustice.oregon.gov · Official notice
Indiana Attorney General 2016 data breach report: Western Union Financial Servicesin.gov · Official notice
Maine Attorney General breach notice archive: Western Union Financial Servicesmaine.gov · Official notice

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
California AGresidents of CADec 20, 2016
Washington AGresidents of WADec 20, 20162,470
Indiana AGresidents of INDec 21, 2016707
Maine AGresidents of MEDec 21, 2016216
Oregon DOJresidents of ORDec 27, 2016

Other breaches at Western Union Financial Services

BreachAffected
Disclosed Mar 17, 2021Mar 17, 20215 years ago15K
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["names","ssn","government-id","payment-card"] · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 172068 · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · backfill source
  • 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source

First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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