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Re: credit card hack, 175,000 cards -> merchants
From: Theresa Semmens <theresa.semmens () NDSU EDU>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:08:06 -0600
Thanks Mike and Ted; I misquoted - my apologies. The correction makes it even more serious. I wouldn't doubt this will affect many of us who use credit and debit cards. I know Im going to be more diligent in watching my accounts for unusual activity. Theresa Semmens, CISA NDSU IT Security Officer PO Box 6050 North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58108 Phone: 701-231-5870 FAX: 701-231-8541 Theresa.Semmens () ndsu edu "Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." Thomas Edison -----Original Message----- From: The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] On Behalf Of Michael Sinatra Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 11:51 AM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: Re: [SECURITY] credit card hack, 175,000 cards -> merchants Right, so the number of compromised credit card accounts could be well into the tens of millions, if not more. michael On 01/21/09 09:48, Theodore Pham wrote:
She meant the compromised payment processor handles 175,000 merchants and 100 million payment card transactions per month. Ted Pham Information Security Office Carnegie Mellon University Theresa Semmens wrote:Pretty serious stuff... http://abcnews.go.com/Business/PersonalFinance/Story?id=6695611&page=2 I wonder if their PCI certification was revoked? ;-) Theresa Semmens, CISA NDSU IT Security Officer PO Box 6050 North Dakota State University Fargo, ND 58108 Phone: 701-231-5870 FAX: 701-231-8541 Theresa.Semmens () ndsu edu Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. -Albert Einstein
Current thread:
- Re: credit card hack, 175,000 cards -> merchants Theodore Pham (Jan 21)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: credit card hack, 175,000 cards -> merchants Michael Sinatra (Jan 21)
- Re: credit card hack, 175,000 cards -> merchants Theresa Semmens (Jan 21)