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MasterCard Warns of Possible Data Breach
Source: WSJ
MasterCard Inc. said Friday that it is investigating a possible breach of cardholder account data involving a U.S.-based payment processor.
The Purchase, N.Y., credit-card company said law enforcement has been notified of the matter and an "independent data security organization" is conducting an ongoing forensic review of the matter. The company is alerting card-issuing banks regarding "certain MasterCard accounts that are potentially at risk."
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The spokesman declined to say how many cards may have been compromised or how many banks it is notifying.
The breach was reported early Friday by the Krebs On Security blog, which also said that Visa Inc. V -0.81% was also notifying banks about a breach involving a third-party payment processor.
The Purchase, N.Y., credit-card company said law enforcement has been notified of the matter and an "independent data security organization" is conducting an ongoing forensic review of the matter. The company is alerting card-issuing banks regarding "certain MasterCard accounts that are potentially at risk."
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The spokesman declined to say how many cards may have been compromised or how many banks it is notifying.
The breach was reported early Friday by the Krebs On Security blog, which also said that Visa Inc. V -0.81% was also notifying banks about a breach involving a third-party payment processor.
Read more: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303816504577313411294908868.html
Nothing that bank deregulation won't take care of...
