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Janney Montgomery Scott Data Breach Exposes Social Security Numbers
Financial services firm Janney Montgomery Scott has reportedly suffered a data breach exposing clients' Social Security numbers. Details about the scope of the breach, the number of people affected, and the company's response have not yet been made public. Customers may face heightened risk of identity theft, and the incident is likely to draw scrutiny from regulators concerned with financial firms' data protection obligations.
Why now: Data breaches at financial firms are urgent news because exposed Social Security numbers put customers at risk of identity theft
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