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Debit cards canceled after security breach
From: "Dissent" <Dissent () pogowasright org>
Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2007 08:04:16 -0500 (EST)
http://www.telegram.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070117/NEWS/701170343/1002/BUSINESS FITCHBURG About 1,300 debit-ATM cards issued by Fitchburg Savings Bank were deactivated yesterday after the bank was told by Visa USA that a large-scale data compromise may have included its check cards. None of the cards was used fraudulently and all are being replaced, said Martin F. Connors Jr., bank president and chief executive officer. If someone has the persons information, at this point they cant do anything with it, he said. Mr. Connors said he was aware of at least one other financial institution in Worcester County with far more cards affected by the security breach. A broader problem was confirmed by the Massachusetts Bankers Association yesterday. It appears that Visa has notified a number of banks in Massachusetts that a large-scale retailer has had a problem with some of its customer data, said Bruce E. Spitzer, an MBA spokesman. Quite a few banks are replacing cards or notifying customers to be extra vigilant in monitoring their accounts. If a card needs to be reissued, the bank will do it. Another source indicated that the breach may be broader than Visa cards. [...] -- Privacy-related news and resources: http://www.pogowasright.org Privacy news headlines feed: http://www.pogowasright.org/backend/pogowasright.rss _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () attrition org) http://attrition.org/dataloss Tracking more than 144 million compromised records in 530 incidents over 7 years.
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