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'Wi-fi thieves carried out TK Maxx data heist'
News TJX also believed data had been stolen from the part of its computer systems in Massachusetts that processes and stores information related to payment card, cheque and unreceipted merchandise-return transactions for US and Puerto Rico customers at... [09 May 2007]
TK Maxx customers urged to check card statements
News Shoppers who have used their credit and debit cards in high street retailer TK Maxx are being urged to review their statements after it was revealed hackers may have stolen details of 45 million payment cards from the retailer's US parent company. [30 Mar 2007]
Revealed: World's largest security breach
News The security breach involving CardSystems, a third-party processor of payment data for banks and merchants, resulted in the exposure of credit card numbers for 40 million accounts - a figure comparable to the TJX case. [30 Mar 2007]
Credit card companies forge security alliance
News The newly formed Payment Card International (PCI) Security Standards Council will manage the PCI Data Security Standard, first established in January 2005 with the intention of making its implementation more efficient for all parties involved in a... [08 Sep 2006]
PayPal tackles phishing trap
News PayPal has fixed a flaw in its website to block a sophisticated scam designed to obtain sensitive data from members, the payment service said on Friday. Subsequently, the scammers are urged to enter their Social Security number and credit card... [19 Jun 2006]
Paying by iris and fingerprint - the next chip and PIN?
News Existing forms of payment - such as credit and debit cards - are under constant attack from hackers and fraudsters so banks and retailers are on the lookout for more secure technologies. Shoppers in Oxford started to pay with their fingers this... [14 Mar 2006]
TCG: Mobiles need hardware-based security and DRM
News And, in the future, payment data such as credit card numbers will be added to the mix, the group said. In the future they could replace wallets, say industry pundits, with consumers whipping out a specially equipped phone instead of a credit card... [28 Sep 2005]
Visa and MasterCard to clear up links with data loss firm
News A judge has asked MasterCard and Visa to disclose details about their relationship with CardSystems Solutions, the payment processor that was the subject of a high-profile data security breach. The information, such as contracts between the... [28 Sep 2005]
Massive ID theft ring still operating
News Instead, Sunbelt has sent a list of customers that have been affected to credit card providers Mastercard and Visa, as well as online auction site eBay and its internet payment system PayPal. It is currently working on sending a similar list to... [25 Aug 2005]
MasterCard data breach: Lawsuit demands damages
News A class action lawsuit filed after millions of credit card accounts were compromised by a data breach at payment processor CardSystems Solutions now also demands unspecified monetary damages for consumers and merchants. [07 Jul 2005]
MasterCard scandal: More details emerge
News More details emerged on Monday about the cyber break-in at a payment processing company that exposed more than 40 million credit card accounts to fraud. The probe also found that the Atlanta-based payment processor did not meet MasterCard's... [21 Jun 2005]
MasterCard scandal: Worst data theft ever?
News The breach occurred at CardSystems Solutions in Tucson, Arizona, a third-party processor of payment data, according to a MasterCard statement. The security breach at the company was discovered using tools that monitor for credit card fraud... [20 Jun 2005]
Sainsbury's confused about online credit card mix-up
News Whelan had gone to the checkout section of the Sainsburystoyou.com shopping site to pay for her goods but when presented with payment options she noticed that someone else's credit card details had been added to the choice of cards she could pay... [30 Sep 2004]
Phishing is fastest growing form of consumer theft
News As the online banking, shopping and payment industries have grown, so too have the methods used by thieves to trick unsuspecting consumers into giving away password and account data. One of the most common phishing campaigns being waged has... [16 Jun 2004]
ID cards: no data security fears - and no chance we'll pay for them
News Around half said they wouldn't consider paying anything towards the cost of the card and only one in five were willing to shell out £25 for the privilege; Blunkett may have a harder time getting the required payment out of British wallets than... [22 Apr 2004]
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