Re: credit card hack, 175,000 cards -> merchants

[Theresa Semmens <theresa.semmens () NDSU EDU>]

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 I’m 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 I wonder if their PCI certification was revoked?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