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PCI Issues New Requirements For Tap-And-Go Payments

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The PCI Security Standards Council has issued a new data security standard that will allow vendors to provide merchants with tap-and-go payment solutions that have been developed and lab-tested to protect payment data. Validated CPoC Solutions are listed on the PCI SSC website for merchants and acquirers to review.

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Gas Station Software Vulnerable To Hacking

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CISA noted that the bugs had been fixed by the company in a new software version, but customers must request the update from Orpak directly. A spokesperson for its parent company Gilbarco Veeder-Root did not immediately return a request for comment, according to reports.

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Data Breaches Impact Unemployment Benefit Applicants In Four States

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Alisha Curtis, a spokesperson for the Arkansas Commerce Department, said they were forced to close the website and contract 33,000 applicants who were exposed to a data security incident. Protech Solutions Inc., a Little Rock, Arkansas software company, developed the jobless benefits system for $3 million.

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Meal Kit Firm Home Chef Reveals Data Breach

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In response to a request for comment from PYMNTS, Home Chef sent a link to its Q&A page about the breach. Protection of customer data is a top priority for Home Chef, and we work hard to safeguard our customers’ information,” the statement said. “We

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Facebook And Google Opt Into Berners-Lee Data Privacy ‘Contract’

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Amazon , which was named in the report, has not signed up and did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A report published with the contract revealed that nearly 60 companies, governments and business leaders have signed up for the contract, including Facebook, Google, the French government and billionaire Richard Branson.

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Massachusetts Can Proceed With Lawsuit Against Equifax

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On Wednesday, Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Kenneth Salinger in Boston denied a motion by Equifax to dismiss the lawsuit, writing that it had a plausible claim that the company breached its legal duties to prevent any reasonably foreseeable risks to its data security, as well as to take care of any reasonably up-to-date fixes to its software.

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JCrush’s Open Database Exposes 200K User Records

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In some instances, the geolocation data was accurate enough to identify where some users lived, especially those in residential areas. The exposed database contained private messages as well, which were often explicit and graphic.