http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/global-breach-did-start-in-2011-a-4732 By Tracy Kitten Bank Info Security May 2, 2012 Evidence is mounting that Global Payments Inc. may have been breached months earlier than initially reported. One affected card issuer told BankInfoSecurity that Visa issued an updated alert about the breach on April 26, noting that the window for compromise could date back to June 7, 2011. Another card issuer says the window of compromise, as provided by Visa, dates back to June 11. Both issuers asked to remain anonymous. Previously, Visa's alerts indicated the breach occurred sometime between Jan. 21, 2012, and Feb. 25, 2012. But Global says it notified the affected card brands of the breach in early March, as soon as internal systems detected a compromise. "The additional alerts did increase our initial compromised total by about 50 percent," one card issuer says. [...] _______________________________________________ LayerOne Security Conference May 26-27, Clarion Hotel, Anaheim, CA http://www.layerone.orgReceived on Wed May 02 2012 - 22:47:50 PDT
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