VISTA InfoSec

JULY 5, 2023

Adherence to these regulations is paramount for safeguarding sensitive patient information from data breaches and cyber attacks. With the proliferation of people paying hospital bills and health insurance using credit and debit cards, the risk of identity theft has also augmented exponentially! million people.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

In the wake of the massive data breach at Equifax , the embattled credit scoring company announced that the Chief Information Officer, David Webb, and the chief security officer, Susan Mauldin, will both retire. These moves come after the company disclosed a major data breach in which 143 million U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Equifax, the credit scoring company that suffered a data breach that impacted as many as 143 million Americans, is blaming a vendor software flaw in its online databases. My understanding is the breach was perpetuated via the Apache STRUTS flaw,” Meuler told The Post. Large-scale security breaches are becoming all too common.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

million customers may have been impacted by the data breach that affected Quest Diagnostics customers. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, LabCorp. AMCA’s affected system also included credit card or bank account information that was provided by the consumer to AMCA.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2019

The credit reporting company is close to a deal to settle data breach probes, The Wall Street Journal reported July 19, citing people familiar with the matter. . Among the biggest hacks in history, the impacted data included names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Last week , Equifax disclosed a data breach that could impact 143 million consumers. The information includes names, Social Security numbers, birth dates, addresses and, in some instances, driver’s license numbers, though the company also reported U.S. 209,000 | Credit card numbers possibly gathered by Equifax hackers.

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Data Breach Breach Disputes Social Security 53

PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2020

Telecom giant T-Mobile suffered a data breach that exposed the personal information of employees and customers to unknown hackers, according to reports. “We The company didn’t reveal how many people were affected, but it said financial information like credit cards and Social Security numbers were not affected. “We

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Law Enforcement Data Breach Cybersecurity Social Security 105

PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

The first class action lawsuit against Exactis has been filed in response to the company’s massive data breach that exposed the private information of more than 200 million U.S. The marketing and data aggregation firm was the subject of a data breach in which customer information ended up on the internet for hackers or anyone else to view.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

Eric Chiu, cofounder and president of HyTrust , joined this week’s Hacker Tracker to share insights on the SEC examining the Yahoo breaches, why a selfie app may cause more harm than good and how the U.S. Yahoo disclosed a breach of 500 million users’ data in Sept. America’s Data Breach Problem. SEC Keeps An Eye On Yahoo.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

Equifax, which is one of the triumvirate of major consumer credit reporting agencies, said last week that hackers had been able to access data across 143 million consumer accounts, or more than half the country’s adult population. The data exposed included driver’s license and Social Security numbers. . Or hacked snacks. .

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2019

Warby Parker contacted law enforcement when it found out about the breach. The company said it didn’t have any indication that the attacks were successful in stealing any credit card information. The company said it didn’t have any indication that the attacks were successful in stealing any credit card information.

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PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2018

Following the massive data breach at Equifax last year, the cybersecurity sector has flourished – and so have some of the investments that track the industry. The ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF, for example, has risen 18 percent this year, CNBC reported. as well as the credit card numbers of approximately 209,000 people.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2021

The intruder or intruders did not, T-Mobile stated, have access to “names on the account, physical or email addresses, financial data, credit card information, social security numbers, tax ID, passwords, or PINs.”. “We T-Mobile previously suffered a data breach in March.

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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.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS ) confirmed on its website that it was the victim of a data breach in October — the Marketplace system used for agents and brokers was hacked. HealthCare.gov is safe to use, and the agent and broker system is now available again with additional security measures in place.

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Identity Theft Consumer Data Breach Breach 71

EBizCharge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Now more than ever, businesses are focusing on preventing data breaches and implementing response protocols to mitigate breaches if they occur. According to the 2023 IBM Data Breach Report , the global average cost of data breaches was $4.45 What are data breaches?

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PYMNTS

JULY 11, 2018

Another retailer has been hit with a data breach. This time, Macy’s has revealed that hackers obtained names and passwords of online customers — and might have accessed credit card numbers and expiration dates. Macy’s is just the latest retailer to be hit with a data breach.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2018

Another day, another (possible) data breach: Adidas revealed that it has come under attack from cybercriminals looking to steal personal information. The breach could potentially affect millions of customers, who were notified on Thursday (June 28) about the incident on the Adidas U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2017

A PayPal spokesman told the paper that the data that may have been impacted included names, addresses, bank account details, Social Security numbers and login information. The potential data hack at TIO comes a few months after Equifax announced a massive data breach that impacted 145.5

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Hackers who used to amuse themselves stealing credit cards have raised the level of their identity theft game such that 2017 was a record year — 16.7 Al Pascual, Javelin’s research director and head of fraud and security, expects 2018 to be another record year. That fraud run saw $16.8 They’re smarter now. billion last year.

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Identity Theft Account Takeovers Push-to-Card Social Security 56

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

PCI compliance is vitally important for businesses that process credit cards. The standards put forth by the PCI Security Standards Council – the PCI Data Security Standards – offer a framework for ensuring data security, and they must be followed in order to avoid fines and other penalties. Gearing up for GDPR.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Another perennial challenge the industry faces is the ever-looming threat of data breaches. One of the more recent incidents took place at the Desjardins Ontario Credit Union, revealing the names, social insurance numbers and transaction information of all 4.2 Developments From Around The World Of Credit Unions.

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FICO

JULY 7, 2020

Earlier this year, many received a text message they thought was from FedEx , but instead came from bad actors directing recipients to enter credit card information, which lead to being billed $98.95 Use the help offered by breached organizations. Smishing is similar to phishing, but is executed through text messages.

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2017

DocuSign, a provider of electronic signature technology, confirmed Tuesday (May 16) that a series of malware phishing attacks targeting its customers was the result of a data breach at the company. According to a report in KrebsOnSecurity , the San Francisco–based company said the data that was stolen was only user email addresses.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Welcome, then, to the Top Data Breaches of 2019. Thousands of breaches. In data coming into the end of the year, Risk Based Security said hackers had accessed 7.9 In data coming into the end of the year, Risk Based Security said hackers had accessed 7.9 We can slice and dice the breaches in any number of ways.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2018

The delinquent credit rate is ticking up, and banks are reacting by dialing back new account approvals. Credit card debt made it over the $1 trillion mark in 2017, making it the third non-mortgage lending category to have surpassed the ten-digit mark in measuring consumer debt. T-Mobile’s Data Breached. In fact, at 3.4

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Data Breach Breach Credit Cards Online and Mobile Banking 41

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

1, the first-class action lawsuit alleging data breaches under the CCPA was filed on Feb 5. 15 that hackers stole customer names, credit card numbers and other personal information. The complaint accuses Salesforce of allowing the site to be infected with malware, which is the prime suspect for the data breach.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Breaches may seem like a daily part of life in the information age, but as Intel noted in a recent whitepaper titled “Beyond PCI Compliance: Protecting Consumer Data and Brand Reputation,” the data targeted by cyberthieves and at risk is changing. Credit cards fetch $4 to as high as $12. percent, with financial firms at 6.2

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

With a wealth of stolen credentials to pick from in the wake of several data breaches that comprised the identities of millions, fraudsters have more resources than ever. Take Marriott , which is still dealing with the fallout of a breach that left the data of 500 million rewards customers exposed. Fraud is rampant and thriving.

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Identity Theft Data Breach Breach Verification 63

PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2020

With data showing that 45 percent of all 2019 data breaches — and there were a lot of them — involved medical records theft, costing healthcare providers $429 per compromised patient record or nearly $18 billion, organizations can’t be confused about their value to cyberthieves. Medical Records = Dark Web Gold.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Payment tokenization is a subset of data tokenization where tokens replace confidential payment data such as customer credit card information. With payment tokenization, the actual credit card data isn’t stored thereby making digital payment transactions more secure.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The National Bank of Canada, the sixth largest lender in Canada, has become the latest high-profile firm to announce a data breach. are reeling from the recent news that credit scoring company Equifax had a data breach which may have impacted 143 million customers.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

Well… Macy’s Systems Breached. As Queen famously sang, another one bites the dust — or as modified for the modern era, another one bites the breach. We have investigated the matter thoroughly, addressed the cause and, as a precaution, have implemented additional security measures,” Macy’s said in an emailed statement.

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JUNE 3, 2019

million were compromised and exposed in a data breach of an agency that collects money for Quest Diagnostics and UnitedHealth Group, according to a report by Bloomberg. Quest revealed the information in a securities filing. Patient records numbering around 11.9

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

10) with the 2017 cyberattack on credit reporting giant Equifax, which was one of the largest data breaches in history, according to The Wall Street Journal. The breach gave hackers access to customers’ personal information, including Social Security numbers, drivers’ licenses, credit card numbers and birthdates.

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Basis Theory

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Today, we can tokenize anything from credit card primary account numbers (PAN) to one-time debit card transactions or social security numbers. Network tokens are distributed by the credit card networks, and can only be used through the issuing card networks or partner merchants.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

1, the first-class action lawsuit alleging data breaches under the CCPA was filed on Feb 5. 15 that hackers stole customer names, credit card numbers and other personal information. The complaint accuses Salesforce of allowing the site to be infected with malware, which is the prime suspect for the data breach.

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