In response to my request for a statement, a spokesperson for RBS WorldPay sent this statement: RBS WorldPay received its Payment Card Industry (PCI) Report on Compliance (ROC) in June of 2008 by a qualified assessor. Visa has asked us to obtain a new certification of PCI compliance because of the recent data-security compromise. Visa…
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Visa confirms RBS WorldPay also placed on probation
As a follow-up to my earlier post today, media relations for RBS WorldPay contacted me. It appears that the number the main operator had given me for them was the wrong number, even though she confirmed it twice. In the meantime, I have obtained the following statement by Visa that confirms that, like Heartland Payment…
WA: Contest winners’ data possibly compromised
Jesse Jones of King 5 News reports that a server containing personal information on winners of radio contests at Fisher Broadcasting was hacked. No additional details were provided, so if any reader has more info or a copy of the notification letter, please send it to breaches[at]databreaches.net
Visa puts Heartland on probation over breach — but what about RBS WorldPay?
Anthony M. Freed of Information Security Resources reports that Visa has put Heartland Payment Systems on probation. As of February 11, 2009 Visa’s Global List of PCI DSS Validated Service Providers had asterisked Heartland Payment Systems as being under review. Heartland is not on the March 12th list. The following quotes from Visa’s announcement are…
Chicago Fire Department contractor’s laptop stolen (updated)
The Dezonia Group handles billing people for the Chicago Fire Department’s ambulance service. Dana Koslov of CBS in Chicago reports that the contractor reported that an employee’s laptop stolen six weeks ago contained the names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of thousands of people who used the ambulance service in the past two years. Update…
[CORRECTED] More on the Coleman campaign donor breach
The Minnesota Independent, which has been all over this breach since back in January, has a report from Chris Steller today which quotes the campaign web site privacy policy as it was in effect in January 2008 and as it is now. According to the news story, the site’s stated privacy policy in January read,…