Heartland denies systems involved in new data breach

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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9180660/Heartland_denies_systems_involved_in_new_data_breach

By Jaikumar Vijayan
Computerworld
August 12, 2010

Heartland Payment Systems, which last year suffered the largest ever data 
breach involving payment card data, is downplaying reports out of Austin, 
Texas linking the payment processor to a data breach at a local restaurant 
chain.

Heartland CIO Steven Elefant told Computerworld by e-mail late Thursday 
that the reports out of Austin point to a "localized intrusion initiated 
within the stores, either in their point-of-sale system or as a result of 
other fraud."

"The Heartland system at large and its merchants would not be compromised 
in any way by this type of attack, and the company is unaware of any 
broader issue," he said.

He added that Heartland officials will work closely with business owners 
to help identify the source of the breach, and help with remediation 
efforts.

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