US Data Processors International Feb 2003 Hacking (Q9278)
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A data breach risk event
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A data breach risk event |
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February 2003
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The Secret Service and the FBI confirmed Wednesday they have been involved for the past two weeks in trying to track down the computer hacker who breached the security system of Data Processors International, which processes credit card transactions on behalf of merchants. MasterCard, Visa, Discover Financial Services and American Express all have said this week that some of their card accounts had been affected by the breach. MasterCard estimated that the hacker may have gotten access to information on as many as 8 million credit card accounts overall, including 2.2 million of its own cards. Visa said 3.4 million of its cards were affected, while Discover said only that a small percentage of its cards were involved. American Express, meanwhile, has not disclosed how many of its card acco (English)
