Capital One Breach Suspect Faces New Criminal Charges
Get Permission Federal prosecutors have filed seven new criminal charges against Paige A. Thompson, the woman accused of breaching Capital One bank in 2019, which compromised the personal data of 100 million Americans, including exposing hundreds of thousands of Social Security numbers, according to a superceding indictment filed in the case. Thompson, who is free while awaiting trial and has pleaded not guilty, now faces up to 20 years in federal prison if convicted of the federal charges, according to court documents filed this week by the U.S. Department of Justice. Besides the new charge...
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