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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

The information exposed did not include any financial information, social security numbers or password data. None of your financial data (including credit card information) or social security numbers were involved, and no passwords were compromised,” said the disclosure. . We promptly reported this to authorities.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Representative Katie Porter, a Democrat from California, asked the CEO to share his Social Security Number, birth date, and address at the public hearing during an exchange about security and privacy concerns. including names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers. “We

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JULY 30, 2019

Capital One stressed that credit card account numbers and login credentials were not compromised, while more than 99 percent of Social Security numbers were not impacted. The breach impacts about 100 million individuals in the United States and around 6 million in Canada.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Once its security team became aware of the issue, it immediately launched an investigation with assistance from a leading forensics firm. “We do not believe that any passwords were compromised because we do not actually store passwords, except in a one-way encrypted form that is salted uniquely per user,” the company wrote.

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JANUARY 27, 2017

As if Yahoo didn’t have enough on its plate, the tech company is now facing a probe from the Securities and Exchange Commission as to whether or not it could have acted more promptly in response to two massive data breaches that left over a billion customers’ information compromised. 2013 had compromised even more user data. “One

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

We have a major security effort at the company that hardens all of our surfaces.”. Retailer Hudson’s Bay got story started in early April with the disclosure that Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor stores in North America had their payment cards compromised. The breach was believed to have seen 5 million cards compromised.

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VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 21, 2023

Data breaches are affecting millions of people across the globe, with over 340 million records already compromised in 2023 headline cases and new incidents surfacing every week. You need to know if any data has been compromised and, if so, where it may have been shared.

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AUGUST 10, 2016

That could be the case with 12 health care payers, who are at risk of being hacked after a health care vendor was compromised. Social Security numbers, medical information, bank account numbers and claims information were not part of the hack.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

An Indian web system — used to mark attendance for government workers, which records names, photos and unique Aadhaar numbers — was easily compromised, and led to the access of private information for thousands of workers, reports showed. . There have been a number of security breaches involved with Aadhaar over the years.

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JUNE 21, 2016

Acer further noted that passwords, login credentials and Social Security numbers were not impacted by the breach. “Based on our records, we have determined that your information may have been affected, potentially including your name, address, card number, expiration date, and three-digit security codes.

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APRIL 25, 2019

Two consumer websites have settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations that they did not secure consumers’ data, allowing hackers to breach both sites. This led to a security breach that compromised the data of approximately 2.1 Unixiz, Inc., million consumers, including around 500,000 U.S.

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APRIL 5, 2019

Upon learning of the incident, we immediately removed the malicious code and secured the website,” the company wrote in a letter to customers. In addition, we have taken the appropriate steps to limit the likelihood of a recurrence, and we have engaged a third-party expert to conduct a thorough review of our security protocols.”

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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Nordstrom has suffered a data breach that exposed employee names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, checking account and routing numbers, salaries and more. It went on to explain that the information security team at the company discovered the incident, which took place on Oct.

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Exact Payments

JULY 1, 2024

Recognizing this, we don’t just meet the minimum security standards—we exceed them. At Exact Payments, we have meticulously engineered a multi-layered security architecture to ensure the rigorous protection of user data during the onboarding process. We implement TLS 1.3, The encrypted data is then written to our database.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In the wake of the massive data breach at Equifax , the embattled credit scoring company announced that the Chief Information Officer, David Webb, and the chief security officer, Susan Mauldin, will both retire. customers may have been compromised. After blocking the traffic, the security team saw more of it the next day.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

With a second Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) on the way, small businesses have yet another chance to secure much-needed financial relief. Yet the new bill fails to address the gaps that allowed for fraudulent activity among some businesses that had secured PPP loans in the first round of stimulus, the publication alleges.

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Segpay

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Whether we are setting up a new bank account, making a purchase online, or accessing government services, confirming who we are in the virtual space is crucial to ensuring our security, the protection of our privacy, and the improvement of our user experience. The “2024 U.S. Traditional verification methods are time-consuming.

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DECEMBER 9, 2020

The passwords, user names and Social Security numbers that once helped us prove we are who we say we are now are vulnerable or have already been compromised. The state is doing that in part by imposing penalties on companies found to be lax in implementing strong security measures to protect personally identifiable information.

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Fi911

JULY 8, 2024

The rise of online shopping has made eCommerce fraud an increasingly prevalent and sophisticated threat, necessitating advanced security measures to protect both merchants and customers. Small businesses, in particular, are vulnerable as they may lack the advanced security infrastructure of larger corporations.

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MAY 15, 2017

and Puerto Rico had their payment card information compromised. While the information hacked included names, account numbers, expiration dates and verification codes, Brooks Brothers confirmed sensitive information like social security numbers and addresses weren’t compromised. This past week, the U.S.-based

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

According to a news report in the The New York Post , hackers were able to steal customers’ data — including Social Security numbers — due to a weakness in open source software developed by Apache Software Foundation. consumers and potentially compromised the credit card numbers of approximately 209,000 people. Baird & Co.,

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NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Capital One ’s chief information security officer (CISO), Michael Johnson, is being transferred to a new position following the bank’s colossal cyberattack in July, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported Thursday (Nov. Capital One employees raised red flags over security risks before the company suffered a massive data breach.

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DECEMBER 20, 2019

The information exposed did not include any financial information, Social Security numbers or password data. None of your financial data (including credit card information) or Social Security numbers was involved, and no passwords were compromised.”. We promptly reported this to authorities.

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JULY 29, 2019

Capital One announced that a hacker had accessed about 100 million credit card applications, as well as thousands of Social Security and bank account numbers. Capital One stressed that credit card account numbers and log-in credentials were not compromised, while more than 99 percent of Social Security numbers were not impacted.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

However, Macy’s said the accounts don’t include Social Security Numbers or CVV numbers. While Macy’s blocked the profiles that it believes to have been compromised, the retailer is asking customers to “remain vigilant.”

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Starting with one or two pieces of real information (a Social Security number is always one of them, sometimes paired with a real name), fraudsters take their time to slowly nurture a fake credit profile until it has a good enough record to make a big strike.

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DECEMBER 13, 2017

The public has become very aware of security incidents that have compromised their data and that of others, and it’s making them ask the tough questions: What does identity mean to them? Who are they, who has their documents and data and how are those things being stored and secured? The Social Security number won’t help.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2018

However, Macy’s said the accounts don’t include Social Security numbers or CVV numbers. While Macy’s blocked the profiles that it believes to have been compromised, the retailer is asking customers to “remain vigilant.” The company also revealed that the Social Security numbers of U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2018

In one example germane to security and payments, ALTR has emerged from four years of stealth, with $15 million in private and institutional backing and what is being billed as the first commercial software package that it says “unleashes the security benefits of blockchain.”.

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JULY 30, 2019

The security breach at Capital One that exposed 100 million credit card applications and thousands of bank accounts and Social Security numbers is rapidly seeing repercussions. . About 140,000 Social Security numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers were compromised. . Reuters reported.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Banks, financial institutions (FIs) and other members of the financial world are, thus, dealing with a rising flood of identity theft and application fraud, as bad actors look to capitalize on the email addresses, Social Security numbers, credit details and other information they have on hand. Around the Digital Fraud World.

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OCTOBER 26, 2018

In that case, not many details had emerged until Uber’s chief information security officer said at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing that the two hackers in its breach were from Canada and Florida. The ridesharing company said that no Social Security numbers, credit card information, trip location details or other data were taken.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

In data coming into the end of the year, Risk Based Security said hackers had accessed 7.9 Data compromised included email addresses, Social Security numbers and bank information. Hackers took data spanning bank accounts, Social Security numbers, credit cards and personal information. Thousands of breaches.

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JULY 30, 2018

Users should also be on the lookout for typos and grammatical errors in any emails, and be sure not to share sensitive details like payment card information or Social Security numbers. The Advocate also noted that a way to avoid falling victim to the scam is to verify the URL. That’s an instant foot in the door.”.

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MARCH 30, 2018

Under Armour has revealed that it’s suffered one of the biggest hacks in history after data from 150 million users of its MyFitnessPal diet and fitness app was compromised in February. Social Security numbers, drivers’ license numbers and payment card data were not compromised.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

In the wake of breaches that have compromised the data of millions of Americans and companies as far-flung as Equifax and Uber, industry observers and participants told a House subcommittee on Wednesday that data security should be standardized at a national level.

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AUGUST 29, 2019

The theft of data was large, and 140,000 Social Security numbers and 80,000 bank account numbers were compromised. UniCredit said it was launching its own investigation after its name came up in a screenshot published by Krebs On Security in which Thompson claimed to hack other companies.

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