Debt collection agency FBCS leaks information of 3 million US citizens


The US debt collection agency Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) has filed a data breach notification, listing the the total number of people affected as 3,226,631.

FBCS is a nationally licensed, third-party collection agency that collects commercial and consumer debts, with most of its activity involving the recovery of consumer debts on behalf of creditors. According to the official statement provided by FBCS, the exposed data includes:

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Source: Malwarebytes Labs


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