Fraud Prevention 
Verizon Releases 2009 Data Breach Report(0)
285,000,000 records.
That’s six zeroes…
In 2009, 285 million records were confirmed to be compromised, according to Verizon’s 52-page report on data breach, the Verizon Business 2009 Data Breach Investigations Report
This astounding number creates a landmark year for data theft and highlights now, more than ever before, the importance of information security. Some of the major findings […]
Cost of noncompliance could be high
As all persons watching the credit card industry are aware, once a person’s credit (or debit) card is swiped, the cardholder’s personal financial data can be compromised. What this means is that malware or other sophisticated skimmers or readers can be inserted into a card reader and the information then could be obtained by someone […]
CBS Broadcast on Fraud at the Pump
Here’s a CBS broadcast on fraud at the pump:
ID Theft Investigated At El Monte Gas Station
At Least 45 Customers Have Been Victimized
EL MONTE, Calif. (CBS)
Police were searching Wednesday for the thieves who stole debit card information from, at least, 45 customers at an Arco station in El Monte. The suspects made off with thousands of […]
Hannaford Bros Supermarkets Hit By Big Data Breach
A security breach at an East Coast supermarket chain exposed 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers and led to 1,800 cases of fraud, the Hannaford Bros. grocery chain announced Monday.
Hannaford said credit and debit card numbers were stolen during the card authorization process and about 4.2 million unique account numbers were exposed.
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