Friday, January 23, 2009

Breach of Credit Card Security?

4.2 million credit card numbers have apparently recently been stolen by hackers. Now, even more credit users may have been compromised hundreds of millions. St. Louis-based Heartland Payment announced yesterday that hackers gained access to the machines it uses to process roughly 100 million credit card transactions every month. The company has no idea how long its systems were being monitored, saying only that it was "longer than weeks." Given the sheer volume of cards that are processed, this is believed to be the largest data breach in history. Watch your cards closely for unauthorized charges!

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

And I thought I had just been a little over zeoulous in charging things...

Ms Calabaza said...

Wow! Thanks for the heads-up!

Anonymous said...

kaching!

katfish said...

After my Christmas shopping zeal, anyone who tries to use my cards will be sorely disappointed. The might be able to buy some gum.

Secrets said...

LOL Katfish

Anonymous said...

I am in sooo deep I need a bail out

katfish said...

I know Secrets....but I'm serious.....maybe I should get in line for a bailout too!

Anonymous said...

Cancel credit cards and get a new one in its place at least ever 6 months.