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Heartland Breach: Inside Look at the Plaintiffs’ Case
Posted on October 8th, 2009 No commentsMaster Complaint Details Events Before, During and After the Landmark BreachPrior to the Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) data breach, company executives misrepresented their “state of the art” security measures, says a new document filed in the class action suit against the payments processor. This document lays out for the first time a sequence of events and statements made by Heartland executives about security measures and actions before, during and after the breach. Following is a timeline of events highlighted in the master complaint against Heartland.
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Retail Data Breach Liability Shield May Get Gutted
Posted on October 8th, 2009 No commentsIn a move that has the potential to make it much more difficult for retailers to defend themselves against civil data breach lawsuits, the judge overseeing the Hannaford data breach case has reversed himself. The Maine Supreme Court is now involved.For years, retailers involved in major data breaches had little to worry about from U.S. courts, thanks to credit card zero liability programs.
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Fact Sheet 132 – Identity Theft Products
Posted on September 2nd, 2009 No commentsFact Sheet 132 – Identity Theft Products ITRC receives numerous inquiries from consumers regarding identity theft products available for purchase. While ITRC does not endorse any specific product, this document has been created to help consumers understand various products, their benefits and limitations, and what services each product should have to be helpful to the consumer.
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MasterCard Becomes The First Card Brand To Publish PCI Fines
Posted on August 6th, 2009 No commentsMasterCard has become the first card brand to publish its PCI fines and related requirements, a move that could be the latest signal that MasterCard wants to step out of the PCI shadow of its larger rival, Visa. The dollars themselves do not reflect a radical change, although they do include some healthy increases.”The noncompliance assessment structure now contains escalating assessments per violation within a calendar year,” said the document sent to members earlier this summer. “Maximum assessments for initial noncompliance for Level 2 and Level 3 merchants have increased to $25,000 and $10,000, respectively.
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Nothing New In “New” PCI Wireless Guidelines
Posted on July 23rd, 2009 No commentsRetailers fearful of having cardholder data swiped from their wireless networks won’t, unfortunately, find any new and magical cures within the new guideline published by the PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) July 16. Indeed, the document’s authors concede they didn’t come up with any requirements that weren’t already included in the existing PCI standards
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Study Reveals Growth Among Destruction Firms
Posted on July 9th, 2009 No commentsAccording to a report released by Shotgun Capital Advisors, the document destruction industry grew 20 percent in 2008.
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ID Theft Red Flags Rule: Agencies Release FAQs
Posted on June 11th, 2009 No commentsNew Document Tackles Scope, Definitions and Other Common Issues Found During Red Flags ExamsThe federal banking regulators and the Federal Trade Commission today issued a set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) to help financial institutions and other businesses comply with the ID Theft Red Flags Rule.
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American Security Shredding Makes Acquisition
Posted on May 6th, 2009 No commentsAcquisition locks up only other document destruction firm in Asheville, N.C., area.
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QSGI Names Nelson CFO
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Franklin Miller Introduces Two-Stage Shredding System
Posted on May 6th, 2009 No commentsSystem is geared for high volume applications.
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