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Amex and Visa ditch CardSystems after data breach

Amex and Visa ditch CardSystems after data breach

CardSystems is finding out just how painful poor security is after major credit-card companies moved to cut ties with the data broker and payment processor.
David Quainton Jul 20 2005 4:38PM Security
Class-action lawsuit filed in wake of credit-card breach

Class-action lawsuit filed in wake of credit-card breach

A class-action lawsuit has been filed in California on behalf of credit-card holders and merchants against CardSystems Solutions, Visa, and MasterCard after a security breach that exposed 40 million credit cards to potential fraud.
Marcia Savage Jun 29 2005 6:01PM Security
Police investigate call center breach

Police investigate call center breach

City of London police are probing claims that call center workers in India were selling the confidential information of British bank customers. The allegations arose from a sting operation by an undercover reporter for the Sun newspaper.
René Millman Jun 23 2005 11:25AM Security
Crime gang suspect in credit-card breach

Crime gang suspect in credit-card breach

The huge security breach that exposed more than 40 million credit cards to potential fraud appears to be the work of organized criminals, experts said Monday.
Marcia Savage Jun 20 2005 5:48PM Security
Security breach hits 40 million card holders

Security breach hits 40 million card holders

Forty million credit cards were exposed to potential fraud in a security breach at a payment-card processor.
Marcia Savage Jun 20 2005 9:42AM Security
Once more unto the breach for U.S. education

Once more unto the breach for U.S. education

The University of Iowa (UI) has suffered an embarrassing security breach as a hacker accessed credit card detail of 30,000 customers.
David Quainton Jun 2 2005 12:19PM Security
100,000 account holders warned on security breach

100,000 account holders warned on security breach

Over 100,000 bank customers are to be notified that sensitive account information had been stolen following the arrest of members of a cyber crime syndicate.
René Millman May 26 2005 1:08PM Security
FBI investigating computer breach at Stanford

FBI investigating computer breach at Stanford

The FBI is investigating a computer security breach at Stanford University's Career Development Center that exposed personal data of nearly 10,000 people.
Marcia Savage May 25 2005 11:03PM Security
Carnegie Mellon business school notifies 19,000 of breach

Carnegie Mellon business school notifies 19,000 of breach

Carnegie Mellon University's Tepper School of Business has sent out 19,000 notices to students, faculty and graduates about a security breach that may have exposed their personal data.
Marcia Savage Apr 21 2005 8:27PM Security
LexisNexis security breach worse than thought

LexisNexis security breach worse than thought

A deeper investigation into a security breach at LexisNexis revealed that thieves may have stolen personal information about 310,000 people, many more than the 30,000 initially reported last month, company officials said Tuesday.
Marcia Savage Apr 12 2005 5:37PM Security
Feinstein proposes tougher breach notification law

Feinstein proposes tougher breach notification law

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) on Monday toughened her proposal to require organizations to notify people of breaches that compromise their personal data.
Marcia Savage Apr 11 2005 11:42PM Security
ChoicePoint CEO apologizes for security breach

ChoicePoint CEO apologizes for security breach

ChoicePoint Chairman and CEO Derek Smith, appearing before a Congressional committee, apologized to 145,000 consumers whose personal information was exposed to criminals.
Marcia Savage Mar 16 2005 10:36PM Security
Huge security breach hits Reed Elsevier

Huge security breach hits Reed Elsevier

Publishing company Reed Elsevier admitted today that around 32,000 US individuals had their personal data revealed to hackers in a suspected case of identity theft. The publisher said its LexisNexis arm had database information, including social security and driver’s licence numbers, stolen as the result of fraudulent access.
David Quainton Mar 9 2005 5:13PM Security
T-Mobile USA emphasizes security as details of 2003 breach emerge

T-Mobile USA emphasizes security as details of 2003 breach emerge

T-Mobile USA says it has made security a top priority after it emerged that a hacker had broken into the company's internal systems and viewed customer details.
Staff Writers Feb 22 2005 2:27PM Security
PayPal confirms security breach at partner site

PayPal confirms security breach at partner site

Online payment website PayPal confirmed that a breach of security had taken place at one of its partner sites last weekend and exposed a number of email addresses to hackers.
René Millman Jan 26 2005 11:23AM Security
RFID: Could it breach your privacy?

RFID: Could it breach your privacy?

Consumers could have their privacy breached if Radio Frequency Identification is used in manufactured goods, such as clothes, according to some opponents.
Vivienne Fisher Jan 1 2000 12:00AM Security

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