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RBS WorldPay statement

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Dissent

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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WA: Contest winners’ data possibly compromised

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Dissent

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

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Visa puts Heartland on probation over breach — but what about RBS WorldPay?

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Dissent

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…

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Chicago Fire Department contractor’s laptop stolen (updated)

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Dissent

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…

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Army database may have been breached

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Dissent

Doug Beizer of Federal Computer Week reports that an Army database containing personal information about nearly 1,600 soldiers involved with the Operation Tribute to Freedom program during the past five years may have been accessed by unauthorized users. The potentially compromised information does not include Social Security numbers, but does include names, phone numbers, addresses,…

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Police in Romania detain 20 alleged hackers

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Dissent

The Associated Press reports that police in Romania have  detained 20 people suspected of cloning the web sites of banks in other countries to deplete customers’ bank accounts. Individuals in both Spain and Italy were affected.  In another case,  police detained a person suspected of hacking into the servers of U.S. universities and government agencies,…

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