Ugh.
Via the AP: 40M Credit Card Accounts Could Be Affected
The compromised data did not include addresses or
Social Security numbers, said MasterCard spokeswoman Sharon Gamsin. The data that may have been viewed %u2014 names, banks and account numbers %u2014 could be used to steal funds, but not identities.[...]
MasterCard said 14 million of its customers may have been exposed to fraud. A spokeswoman for American Express said a small number of its cardholders were affected, but would not give an exact number. Discover Financial Services Inc. wouldn’t say whether its customers were affected. Visa USA and a large issuer of cards, MBNA Corp., did not return calls for comment Friday.
Charming.
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June 18th, 2024 at 12:50 pm
Until there’s a federal law with substantial penalites, companies that handle sensitive financial data have no real incentive to protect data. We wouldn’t even know about most of the recent breaches if it weren’t for the California notofication law.
June 18th, 2024 at 2:17 pm
[...] nanigans. If they can’t secure our data, they don’t deserve our business. h/t poliblog
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June 18th, 2024 at 3:30 pm
I like how they use the word “may.”