http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57452047-83/global-payments-consumer-data-may-also-have-been-stolen/ By Elinor Mills CNET News June 12, 2012 Credit card processor Global Payments said today that in the course of investigating the theft of 1.5 million credit card numbers, it has discovered that hackers may also have stolen consumer data from servers. "Our ongoing investigation recently revealed potential unauthorized access to personal information collected from a subset of merchant applicants," the company said in a statement on its Web site. "It is unclear whether the intruders looked at or took any personal information from the company's systems; however, the company will notify potentially-affected individuals in the coming days with helpful information and make available credit monitoring and identity protection insurance at no cost," the statement said. "The notifications are unrelated to cardholder data and pertain to individuals associated with a subset of the company's U.S. merchant applicants." The company did not say in its statement exactly what type of consumer information may have been exposed or how many people may have been affected. Spokeswoman Amy Corn told CNET that she could not say anything beyond what is in the statement, but she said a transcript of a shareholder's conference call from earlier today will be on the company Web site sometime tomorrow. [...] -- Certified Ethical Hacker, ISSMP, ISSAP, CISSP training with Expanding Security gives the best training and support. Get a free live class invite weekly. Best programs, best prices. http://www.ExpandingSecurity.com/PainPillReceived on Wed Jun 13 2012 - 06:15:55 PDT
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