VISTA InfoSec

JUNE 21, 2023

Not sure where to start if you notice a data breach? Here are seven essential steps to follow Becoming aware that your company has suffered a data breach can be unsettling. Identifying and Containing the Damage Once you have been made aware of a data breach, the first step is to identify and contain the damage.

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Data Breach Breach Law Enforcement Cybersecurity 130

PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

A former Amazon systems engineer working for Capital One is said to be the woman behind a breach that accessed the data of over 100 million people. Thompson formerly worked for Amazon Web Services, which hosted the Capital One database that was breached. Capital One revealed the massive data breach in a news release on July 29, 2019.

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Breach Law Enforcement Data Breach Social Security 87

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2018

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a warning to banks that cybercriminals are gearing up to launch a choreographed global scam, known as the “ATM cashout,” in which the bad guys hack a bank or payment card processor to make cloned cards that they can use to withdraw money from ATMs around the globe.

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Payments Source

JULY 30, 2019

Though involving an eye-popping 106 million credit card applicants' information, Capital One's breach was also unusual in a number of ways, including that it was quickly caught via a responsible disclosure program run by the bank.

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Breach Data Breach Credit Cards FBI 68

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

Capital One employees raised red flags over security risks before the company suffered a massive data breach. The alleged hacker, Paige Thompson, was a former employee of Amazon Web Services, which hosted the Capital One database that was breached. “We About five years ago, the company started moving its data to the cloud.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2019

The Washington Post reported that the FBI has arrested a Seattle area woman, Paige A. Based on the company’s current analysis, the breach impacted about 100 million individuals in the United States and around 6 million in Canada. Thompson, on a charge of computer fraud and abuse.

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Credit Cards Caps FBI Social Security 46

PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2017

The company published a data incident notification at the end of last week, letting customers know about the breach. All kiosk fingerprint readers supplied by Avanti include end-to-end encryption on such biometric data, and as such this biometric data would not be subject to this incident as it is encrypted,” the company said Tuesday.

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