Dow Jones & Co. Has notified 3500 of its customers that their information has been accessed by unauthorized individual in a data breach that spanned August of 2012 through July of 2015.

The unauthorized access, through malicious malware, exposed the names, addresses, email addresses, telephone numbers and credit card information of 3500 subscribers, including subscribers to the Wall Street Journal.

The assumption is that the targeted attack was for the purpose of sending fraudulent solicitations and phishing attacks to these individuals.

Nonetheless, Dow Jones has notified the individuals and is offering identity protection services to those affected by the intrusion.

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