PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2017

The company believes that exposure of cardholder data that could be used to create counterfeit cards – including names, addresses, emails and Social Security numbers – was limited, but some credit card numbers may have been compromised. 28, 2016, and April 14, 2017.

Compromise 63

Compromise Credit Cards Card Issuer CHIPS 63

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

But in the world of identification fraud, there’s a greater sea change afoot, one that stretches farther than the impact on any one firm, or even the millions of adults targeted in the most brazen of breaches. billion in credit card charge-offs in the next year alone. The former has been around for a long time.

Enrollments 43

Enrollments Breach Fraud Detection Social Security 43

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Chip-enabled transactions: Still seeing a steady march of acceptance in the United States. EMVCo says that 59 percent of card transactions are done through EMV chip cards globally. Stolen information included names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers.

Data Security 40

Data Security Data Breach Breach Security 40

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Perhaps the last and best hope in the battle against ID fraud – the kind that brings ruin to credit reports and billions of dollars in losses to card companies and merchants. Yet a GIACT identity test revealed no fewer than 590 applications where Social Security numbers were used to open accounts for people who were deceased.

Identity Theft 48

Identity Theft Social Security Addressing Consumer 48