Mastercard Priceless Specials Data Breach

What happened?

In August 2019, the German Mastercard bonus program "Priceless Specials" suffered a data breach . Personal data on almost 90k program members was subsequently extensively circulated online and included names, email and IP addresses, phone numbers and partial credit card data. Following the incident, the program was subsequently suspended.

When did it happen?

The breach date in the public record is August 20, 2019. The record was added to the catalogue on September 1, 2019 and last updated there on September 1, 2019.

What information was reported as exposed?

• Email addresses
• IP addresses
• Names
• Partial credit card data
• Phone numbers
• Salutations

These are incident-level categories. The record does not prove that every category was exposed for every affected person.

Who may be affected?

This record may be relevant to people who had an account or other relationship with Mastercard Priceless Specials or used specials.mastercard.de around August 20, 2019. A catalogue entry does not establish that every customer was affected or that every listed data category applied to each person. Compare the record with an official notice addressed to you.

What should you do?

Choose actions that match the information involved. If you find signs that someone is using your identity, the Federal Trade Commission provides a personal recovery plan at IdentityTheft.gov.