Well it looks like another company spilled the beans or should I say had a Big Fat Security breach (about 40 million worth of info) concerning credit card information.
While not much detail is available, apparently CardSystems Solutions Inc., “CardSystems is a registered agent for Merrick Bank Corporation, South Jordan, Utah and The Provident Bank, Cincinnati, Ohio. “ of Atlanta, GA. Is working with the FBI to investigate how this occurred.
The two most common types of security breaches according to many security experts are caused by ‘Hackers’ and inside personnel.
If your company is connected to the internet then sooner or later a hacker is gonna get ya. In plain terms if your computer is connected to anything other than a wall outlet then your exposed. If you are required to store or ship data media then it should be password and encryption protected.
Yes you can tout how your company uses the latest security tools, but lets face it those tools are all defensive in nature which gives the hacker the advantage because they are offensive and always finding new ways to accomplish their goal.
So like many of us I called my credit card company(s) and was assured that they did not use CardSystems and was not affected, one card issuer is still investigating. So I guess I may have dodged the bullet this time, but did you? Call your card issuer and find out!
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