Visa – Computer Security Articles

Breach at Sonic Drive-In May Have Impacted Millions of Credit, Debit Cards

September 30, 2017 admin Christi Woodworth, Dan Berger, Joker's stash, National Association of Federally Insured Credit Unions, Other, Sonic Drive-In breach, Visa

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:28:31 +0000

Sonic Drive-In, a fast-food chain with nearly 3,600 locations across 45 U.S. states, has acknowledged a breach affecting an unknown number of store payment card systems. The ongoing breach may have led to a fire sale on millions of stolen credit and debit card accounts that are now being peddled in shadowy underground cybercrime stores, KrebsOnSecurity has learned.

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Equifax Hackers Stole 200k Credit Card Accounts in One Fell Swoop

September 20, 2017 admin Apache Struts, cve-2017-5638, Equifax breach, mastercard, Other, Visa, window of exposure

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 14 Sep 2017 18:03:12 +0000

Visa and MasterCard are sending confidential alerts to financial institutions across the United States this week, warning them about more than 200,000 credit cards that were stolen in the epic data breach announced last week at big-three credit bureau Equifax. At first glance, the private notices obtained by KrebsOnSecurity appear to suggest that hackers were first able to steal credit card numbers from Equifax starting in November 2016. But Equifax says the accounts were all stolen at the same time — when hackers accessed the company’s systems in mid-May 2017.

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Credit Card Breach at Buckle Stores

June 17, 2017 admin credit card breach, EMV, Experian, Other, POS malware, The Buckle Inc. breach, Visa

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 14:07:08 +0000

The Buckle Inc., a clothier that operates more than 450 stores in 44 U.S. states, disclosed Friday that its retail locations were hit by malicious software designed to steal customer credit card data. The disclosure came hours after KrebsOnSecurity contacted the company regarding reports from sources in the financial sector about a possible breach at the retailer.

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Payments Giant Verifone Investigating Breach

March 7, 2017 admin Andy Payment, Anunak, avivah litan, Carbanak, Foregenix, Gartner Inc., Hyatt breach, mastercard, MICROS, Oracle, Oracle Micros Breach, Other, Steve Horan, Trustwave, Verifone breach, Visa

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2017 18:02:30 +0000

Credit and debit card payments giant Verifone [NYSE: PAY] is investigating a breach of its corporate computer networks that could impact companies running its point-of-sale solutions, according to multiple sources. Verifone says the extent of the breach was “limited” and that its payment services network was not impacted. San Jose, Calif.-based Verifone is the largest maker of credit card terminals used in the United States. It sells point-of-sale terminals and services to support the swiping and processing of credit and debit card payments at a variety of businesses, including retailers, taxis, and fuel stations. On Jan. 23, 2017, Verifone sent an “urgent” email to all company staff and contractors, telling them that they had 24 hours to change all company passwords.

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Fast Food Chain Arby’s Acknowledges Breach

February 9, 2017 admin Arby's breach, Arby's Restaurant Group breach, Christopher Fuller, Dan Berger, Mandiant, mastercard, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, Other, PSCU, Visa

Sources at nearly a half-dozen banks and credit unions independently reached out over the past 48 hours to inquire if I’d heard anything about a data breach at Arby’s fast-food restaurants. Asked about the rumors, Arby’s told KrebsOnSecurity that it recently remediated a breach involving malicious software installed on payment card systems at hundreds of its restaurant locations nationwide.