Research

Capital One’s ESG performance charts on Truvalue Platform include notable past incidents related to Data Security and controls before its 106 million-person hack revealed this week.

• Capital One’s overall score changes in the TTM period were 61% attributable to score changes in Data Security
• Some security professionals say it is likely that Capital One failed to guard its customer data with the correct permissions
• Researchers say other companies’ data was likely also hacked and published online by the same hacker
• Settlement amounts for major hacking incidents have risen in recent years, with variable results for stock performance
• The legal and regulatory environment may change to be tougher on companies that allow data theft in response to the COF hack, as New York’s AG vows to investigate