Indian tech services giant Infosys has been named as the source of a data breach that affected Bank of America. From the report: Infosys disclosed the breach in a Nov. 3, 2023 filing, stating that its U.S. subsidiary, Infosys McCamish Systems LLC (IMS), “has become aware of a cybersecurity incident that resulted in the unavailability of certain IMS applications and systems.” “I did it.'' A data breach notification filed this week in the U.S. state of Maine describes the incident as an “external systems breach (hack)” and says the data improperly accessed included “combinations of names or other personal identifiers and social security numbers. ' was included.
The notice, filed by outside counsel acting on behalf of Bank of America, cited IMS as the source and disclosed that information about 57,028 people had been compromised. A sample letter sent to those affected by the incident states that on November 24th, “IMS requested that Bank of America collect data on deferred compensation plans serviced by Bank of America.'' “There may have been a leak. Bank of America's systems have not been leaked.” “It is unlikely that we will be able to determine with certainty what personal information was accessed as a result of this incident at IMS. Our records show that deferred compensation plan information includes your first and last It may have included your name, address, business email address, date of birth, social security number, and other account information. ”