In addition to the well-publicized Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) data breach, an additional payment processor appears to have been hacked, affecting an unknown number of banking institutions, consumers and cards.
Two banking institutions and a state banking association have reported this new breach to their...
The number of financial institutions that stepped forward to say their customers' credit or debit cards were compromised because of the Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) data breach has now reached more than 500.
Little more than a month ago, on Jan. 20, Heartland, a Princeton, NJ-based payments processor, went...
A consortium of federal agencies and private organizations has just released the first version of the Consensus Audit Guidelines (CAG), which defines the most critical cyber security controls to protect government agencies and critical infrastructure industries, including financial services.
Two Philadelphia law firms have filed class action suits on behalf of all cardholders in the U.S. who had their credit or debit card data stolen in the Heartland Payment System (HPY) data breach. This brings to three the total number of class action lawsuits filed against the Princeton, NJ-based payments processor.
The list of financial institutions impacted by the Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) breach now tops 220. In related news, three men in Florida were arrested earlier this week on multiple charges of credit card fraud, and some of the card numbers they allegedly used are tied to the Heartland hack.
Since the Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) data breach became "The Story," I've been trying to keep my distance from a blogging perspective, as it's being covered quite nicely elsewhere. Besides, I'm the regulatory compliance man in the field, and while this story certainly touches on related issues, it's off to the...
By the latest count, the number of institutions that have informed their card customers and members that they were hit as a result of the Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) data breach has swelled to more than 678.
Heartland, the sixth-largest payments processor in the U.S., announced on Jan. 20 that its processing...
The fraud against 16 credit cards of CU Community Credit Union members over one weekend last November puzzled the credit union's staff. The Springfield, MO-based credit union discovered nearly $11,000 in fraudulent charges against those cards.
At the time, the credit union didn't know what the fraud was related to,...
We're barely out of January, and already this year has revealed itself as one to remember. Between the worsening conditions within the banking sector, the Heartland breach and a very noticeable shift in the regulatory climate, we're already hard pressed to pick this year's "Story of the Year." And somehow I suspect...
This is a copy of a letter sent by the Bank of Fayetteville, Fayetteville, AR to a debit card customer on January 22. The bank sent the letter to inform the customer that the debit card may have been among those that were compromised as a result of confirmed unauthorized access to Heartland Payment Systems.
When it comes to regulatory compliance and its intended purpose, I'm a believer. I genuinely believe that if a bank or credit union implements and supports all required controls essential to achieving compliance, they're the better for it, and their account holders can sleep better at night. What you might've missed...
Exactly how big was the Heartland data breach?
This is the great unanswered question since last week, when Heartland Payment Systems (HPY), a Princeton, NJ-based credit card processor, revealed that its computer systems had been breached, and an unknown number of credit card account numbers were exposed to...
There are at least six institutions so far that have found out their customers' credit or debit cards could have been compromised as part of the Heartland Payment Systems breach.
Heartland (HPY), the sixth-largest payments processor in the U.S., announced earlier this week that its processing systems were breached...
Organizations often face the task of trying to recover data from water-soaked hard disks or servers that have been flooded by hurricanes, bad weather, or even the sprinklers going off in the branch or building.
Rule one -- don't assume that data isn't recoverable, no matter what it has been through, says Jim...
Resource allocation - the people, places and things - is one of the most overlooked aspects of Business Continuity planning.
In this exclusive interview, crime and information security expert Dana Turner offers insights on:
What resource allocation truly means for financial institutions;
Unique challenges...
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