http://www.depositaccounts.com/blog/2011/01/malware-on-laptop-caused-security-breach-at-penfed.html [PenFed is short for Pentagon Federal Credit Union - WK] By Ken Bank Deals Guy DepositAccounts.com January 11, 2011 PenFed had a laptop infected with malware that permitted unauthorized access to a database containing personal data of certain members. The security breach appeared to only affect PenFed members with credit cards. Fatwallet members with Amex and Visa credit cards reported being issued new credit cards with new numbers. Letters to affected members were supposedly sent on January 4th. New Hampshire is one of the states that require financial institutions to notify the state attorney general of security breaches that affect any of the state's residents. Here's the PenFed's letter at the New Hampshire state website. It also included a template of the letter that was sent to certain members. Here's an excerpt of this letter: [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/Received on Wed Jan 12 2011 - 00:34:06 PST
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