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"Cyber Security Fails As 3.6 Million Social Security Numbers Breached In South Carolina"

South Carolina Governer Nikki Haley announced Friday that, “This is not a good day for South Carolina.” The bad news was having to admit a massive security breach in the State’s Department of Revenue that resulted in the theft of 3.6 million social security numbers and 387,000 credit/debit card numbers (only 16,000 of which, it is believed, were unencrypted,) This incident affects more than three-quarters of South Carolina’s 4.6 million population.

 

MasterCard confirms major credit card data theft

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Law enforcement officials are investigating what appears to be a massive theft of U.S. consumers' credit card data, MasterCard confirmed Friday.

 

N.Y. waiters allegedly stole credit-card data for fraud ring

Waiters allegedly skimmed customer data and passed it to associates who made counterfeit cards to buy luxury merchandise and sell it.

 

Citigroup says hackers accessed credit card data

Citigroup says hackers accessed credit card data

About 200,000 Citibank credit card customers in North America have had their names, account numbers and email addresses stolen by hackers who broke into Citi's online account site.

 

Hacker steals PlayStation users' info

Hacker steals PlayStation users' info

The attack also has crippled Sony's PlayStation Network, which has some 70 million subscribers and has been down since April 20... The hacker could have taken credit card numbers, card expiration dates, billing addresses, answers to security questions and purchase history, but not credit-card security codes...

 

Sony Says PlayStation Hacker Got Personal Data

The company said an “unauthorized person” had obtained personal information about its account-holders, possibly including their credit card numbers.

 

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