Avivah LitanJust when we thought the big credit card data breaches were over, at least for a while (with Alberto Gonzalez put away after his scams at TJX, Heartland Payments and others) – along comes a new one reported today in www.Krebsonsecurity.com. See KrebsOnSecurity.com
Visa and MasterCard have already issued warnings on this. I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom. Looks like the hackers have started using the stolen card data more recently. From what I hear, the breach involves a taxi and parking garage company in the New York City area so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in the last few months with your credit or debit card – be sure to check your card statements for possible fraud.
One interesting twist again sheds light on the fact that knowledge based authentication should not be relied upon. I heard (and this may not be factual) that the crime was perpetrated by a Central American gang that broke into the company’s system by answering the application’s knowledge based authentication questions correctly. Looks like the hackers took over an administrative account that was not protected sufficiently.
Isn’t that usually the case? So if that’s indeed what happened, we can expect the PCI assessors to say NO to KBA on administrative accounts. They need to say NO to many different types of authentication which are being successfully bypassed by determined crooks. See our research on “The Five Layers of Fraud Prevention” and “When Strong Authentication Fails and What you can do about it.”
A layered approach is always best, since you have to assume the bad guys will get through one or two or even three layers.
In the meantime, I’m not sure what’s holding up public disclosure of this breach but expect it to come soon.
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1 MASTERCARD CONFIRMS MAJOR CREDIT CARD DATA THEFT « THE WORD WARRIOR Bonju Blog March 30, 2012 at 12:13 pm
[...] “From what I hear, the breach involves a taxi and parking garage company in the New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in the last few months with your credit or debit card — be sure to check your card statements for possible fraud,” Litan said in her blog post on the topic. [...]
2 MasterCard confirms major credit card data theft | Times of News March 30, 2012 at 12:33 pm
[...] “From what we hear, a crack involves a cab and parking garage organisation in a New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in a final few months with your credit or withdraw label — be certain to check your label statements for probable fraud,” Litan pronounced in her blog post on a topic. [...]
3 MasterCard, Visa confirm credit card data theft described as ‘massive’ | USEC IM USA Edition March 30, 2012 at 1:02 pm
[...] “From what I hear, the breach involves a taxi and parking garage company in the New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in the last few months with your credit or debit card — be sure to check your card statements for possible fraud,” Litan said in her blog post on the topic. [...]
4 MasterCard, VISA Warn of Processor Breach — Krebs on Security March 30, 2012 at 1:08 pm
[...] 12:54 p.m. ET: Gartner fraud analyst Avivah Litan adds a bit more perspective to this story, saying the people she is talking to with knowledge of the situation say they are [...]
5 Ninguna Persona March 30, 2012 at 1:16 pm
Why would a taxicab/garage company store 10 million names and numbers for any period of time longer than what it takes to run the payment transaction?
6 “Major” credit-card breach reportedly hits Visa, MasterCard – - TechNewsX - Technology News AggregatorTechNewsX – Technology News Aggregator March 30, 2012 at 1:28 pm
[...] that may be at risk. Avivah Litan, an analyst for Gartner who follows the credit card industry, has issued a report that says her sources “are seeing signs of this breach [...]
7 MasterCard, Visa confirm credit card data theft described as 'massive' March 30, 2012 at 1:29 pm
[...] “From what I hear, the breach involves a taxi and parking garage company in the New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in the last few months with your credit or debit card — be sure to check your card statements for possible fraud,” Litan said in her blog post on the topic. [...]
8 MasterCard, Visa confirm major card data theft | Times of News March 30, 2012 at 1:33 pm
[...] “From what we hear, a crack involves a cab and parking garage organisation in a New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in a final few months with your credit or withdraw label — be certain to check your label statements for probable fraud,” Litan pronounced in her blog post on a topic. [...]
9 have to be anonymous March 30, 2012 at 1:37 pm
can’t be nyc cabs. we’ve researched accounts that have been hit and included in this breach and they left coast accounts with no nyc transactions and the hits were not left coast. more to this story.
10 Security guy March 30, 2012 at 1:44 pm
The responses from the credit card companies are almost criminally complicit: They say, “Hey everyone, no worries, *OUR* systems weren’t hacked!”. They also say, “Hey, we’ve notified a bunch of institutions about the hack, so no worries!! Ooooh! Also? Maybe Free Fraud protection!! Ooooh!!”
What they *DON’T* say:
1. it is completely irrelevant whether their systems were hacked. That provides zero information that people could use to know if they were affected, since middle-men have all the information needed to clone cards. It also muddies the waters by providing a false sense of comfort to non-security-professional consumers who don’t know that it is irrelevant, and who may think, “Oh good, so *I’m* not affected then!”
2. It is completely irrelevant whether VISA and MCard have notified institutions. What VISA and MCard *SHOULD* do is notify the people whose cards are hacked, which they could very, very easily do by contacting them via email, or phone, or by releasing the names of the institutions whose members were put at risk and telling people to contact those institutions.
3. The (supposed) info that it was a cab company doesn’t match the10 million cards over 1 month report, and the 56,000 number from PSCU doesn’t match the word “massive”. Please provide clarity.
11 VISA, MasterCard Warns of "Massive" Data Breach at Third-Party Processor | Technology News, Computer Security - Hyphenet Blog March 30, 2012 at 1:47 pm
[...] by law enforcement and an unnamed “independent data security organization”; however, a report by Avivah Litan, a fraud analyst at Gartner, states that the breach involved a taxi and parking [...]
12 A new credit card breach revealed « Steve Shead Dot Net March 30, 2012 at 2:11 pm
[...] on another credit card breach, this time an NYC taxi and parking garage company. You can read it here on Gartner’s [...]
13 A new credit card breach revealed « Steve Shead Dot Com March 30, 2012 at 2:11 pm
[...] on another credit card breach, this time an NYC taxi and parking garage company. You can read it here on Gartner’s [...]
14 Thieves steal data from millions of credit cards March 30, 2012 at 2:22 pm
[...] [...]
15 ‘Massive’ credit card data breach – CNNMoney | Dubai News|Dubai Hotels|Dubai Business March 30, 2012 at 2:24 pm
[...] “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom,” Gartner analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
16 HUGE CREDIT CARD HACK March 30, 2012 at 2:26 pm
[...] “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom,” Gartner analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
17 mace March 30, 2012 at 2:41 pm
wonder if it has anything to do with anon*s held in dom for 3 months… hrm
18 Leela March 30, 2012 at 2:57 pm
Does not Add up — Millions of people could not have given credit card info to Taxi driver & parking garage operators over a 1 month period of time!!
19 Visa, Mastercard warn of breach March 30, 2012 at 3:00 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
20 Cincinnatus March 30, 2012 at 3:17 pm
Also agreeing there’s no indication that cards were used at any taxi or garage before being flagged. However, if someone is running a carding operation, what better place to try cards than an unattended garage exit reader without a lockout for bad cards? Run the parking ticket into the slot, then start trying cards.
21 Da SkeeT Blog - ‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands March 30, 2012 at 3:17 pm
[...] “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom,” Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
22 ‘Massive’ credit card data breach – CNN | Dubai News|Dubai Hotels|Dubai Business March 30, 2012 at 3:29 pm
[...] “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom,” Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
23 To Security Guy March 30, 2012 at 3:31 pm
1. These are rumors.
2. Visa et al don’t notify cardholders. The card issuers do. That’s what’s happening. Visa notifies issuer of card. Card issuer notifies the person it has a contractual relationship with. End of story.
3. Cardholders have zero liability. Who cares if your card was or wasn’t breached? It may be an inconvenience to have to change your prepaid bill payments, but that’s about it. Carry on using your card unless or until you are notified otherwise.
4. You can’t be a security guy….
24 Visa, Mastercard warn of breach | Manchester IT Services Blog March 30, 2012 at 3:33 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
25 And now there’s another huge data breach for Mastercard and Visa users | Screw Cable March 30, 2012 at 3:33 pm
[...] blogs.gartner.com – Tagged: Hackers View on Counterparties.com → Amazon.com Widgets var [...]
26 ‘Massive’ credit card data breach | March 30, 2012 at 3:39 pm
[...] “I’ve oral with folks in a label business who are observant signs of this crack mushroom,” Gartner confidence researcher Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
27 Tony March 30, 2012 at 3:41 pm
“Global Payments has a history of negligence within their security posture by upper management for years. This breach, despite the reported small size of it at this moment, doesn’t detail the overall risk exposure that this company has let mushroom for several years…what company allows their PCI auditors to also sell them security solutions in order to pass PCI, isn’t that a conflict of interest?”
Deeper investigating should reveal the great risk that this company has accepted and exposed shareholders and millions of customer to for many years.
28 Visa, Mastercard warn of breach « Mad Computers March 30, 2012 at 3:44 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
29 MASSIVE CREDIT CARD DATA BREACH INVOLVES ALL MAJOR BRANDS! | March 30, 2012 at 3:55 pm
[...] “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom,” Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
30 Visa, Mastercard warn of breach | The Click Store March 30, 2012 at 3:58 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
31 MasterCard, Visa confirm major card data theft » 99dzh March 30, 2012 at 4:02 pm
[...] “From what I hear, the breach involves a taxi and parking garage company in the New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in the last few months with your credit or debit card — be sure to check your card statements for possible fraud,” Litan said in her blog post on the topic. [...]
32 Every Major Credit Card Is Potentially Hacked Right Now [Hacking] | Orange Claymore Red Slime March 30, 2012 at 4:03 pm
[...] 50,000, which is a far cry from 10 million. The massive number had originally been sourced to a post from a Gartner analyst, and while it seems a little far fetched that a cab company would have millions of numbers, [...]
33 Every Major Credit Card Provider Is Potentially Hacked Right Now « March 30, 2012 at 4:15 pm
[...] 50,000, which is a far cry from 10 million. The massive number had originally been sourced to a post from a Gartner analyst, and while it seems a little far fetched that a cab company would have millions of numbers, [...]
34 Every Major Credit Card Provider Might have been Hacked. Right now. – Gadgetica March 30, 2012 at 4:24 pm
[...] WSJ puts this number way down to 50,000. The massive number had been sourced by this post from a Gartner analyst. Does it seem a little crazy that a cab company would have millions of [...]
35 The Global Payments Breach « PCI Guru March 30, 2012 at 4:30 pm
[...] finally, one piece of speculation. Avivah Litan of Gartner is reporting: “One interesting twist again sheds light on the fact that knowledge based [...]
36 US credit firms in breach warning March 30, 2012 at 4:30 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
37 Visa, Mastercard warn of breach | Most Visted March 30, 2012 at 4:36 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
38 Tech News Online » US credit firms in breach warning March 30, 2012 at 4:44 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
39 ThrowBackHustle » Archive » New Yorker? Your Credit Card Might Have Been Hacked March 30, 2012 at 4:45 pm
[...] 50,000 – albeit a far cry from 10 million, it’s still nothing to scoff at. Originally, Gartner analyst, Avivah Litan, posted the massive 10 million ballpark figure. I’d still err to jump to [...]
40 John March 30, 2012 at 4:45 pm
Its unfortunate that Industry brands KBA as the culprit, not to
mention the industry analyst.
There are two types of KBA: The first one, which is currently what
Industry is used to, {set of questions} —> mapped to {set of answers} + password.
At best the above scenario is Semi-static (or semi-dynamic). As long as the elements in the {set of answers} are static, they become nothing but weak passwords, or aka secondary passwords.
The second type of KBA is absolutely dynamic. There are no static answers that are repeated from a set of pre-chosen/configured Q&As.
Thats what makes the KBA more resilient.
While security has to be approached from a layered perspective, nonetheless, the dynamic KBA (second one) would be much more convenient and robust and can definitely complement other IDS/IPS systems.
Yep, passwords and secondary passwords (aka current industry KBA practice) needs to go.
my 2c
41 US credit firms in breach warning | euronewsweek March 30, 2012 at 4:58 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
42 US credit firms in breach warning | queerspeak.com March 30, 2012 at 5:03 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
43 Counterparties | Felix Salmon March 30, 2012 at 5:05 pm
[...] Hackers And now there’s another huge data breach from Visa and Mastercard – Gartner [...]
44 The Champion Community - Marilyn Cohodas - PCI DSS & the MasterCard-Visa Breach March 30, 2012 at 5:35 pm
[...] all well and good. But Avivah Litan, a Gartner fraud analyst, has another theory. In her blog Friday, she blamed the failure of a [...]
45 US credit firms in breach warning | Los Angeles Bankruptcy March 30, 2012 at 5:47 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
46 US credit firms in breach warning | Best Web Consulting company in Nashik, India with Creative and Professional Website Design, Content Management Systems, Wordpress Experts, Ecommerce SEO, and more.. March 30, 2012 at 6:04 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
47 US credit firms in breach warning | AspenIT.co.uk | Computing & Technology News March 30, 2012 at 6:15 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
48 ‘Massive’ credit card data breach reported March 30, 2012 at 6:18 pm
[...] up οn thе tаƖе, Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan blogged thаt ѕhе hаԁ heard frοm people іn thе credit [...]
49 US credit firms in breach warning | TeknoPulse March 30, 2012 at 6:20 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
50 MasterCard confirms major credit card data theft | News Fringe March 30, 2012 at 6:21 pm
[...] “From what we hear, a crack involves a cab and parking garage organisation in a New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in a final few months with your credit or withdraw label — be certain to check your label statements for probable fraud,” Litan pronounced in her blog post on a topic. [...]
51 ste williams » Visa and MasterCard warn of MASSIVE credit card data breach March 30, 2012 at 6:31 pm
[...] like the hackers took over an administrative account that was not protected sufficiently,” noted Gartner distinguished analyst Avivah [...]
52 US credit firms in breach warning | March 30, 2012 at 6:32 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
53 MasterCard, Visa confirm credit card data theft described as ‘massive’ | March 30, 2012 at 6:39 pm
[...] “From what I hear, the breach involves a taxi and parking garage company in the New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in the last few months with your credit or debit card — be sure to check your card statements for possible fraud,” Litan said in her blog post on the topic. [...]
54 Three US credit firms warn of security breach | newsworlddigest.com March 30, 2012 at 6:41 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
55 ‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands - Moneymentos » Moneymentos March 30, 2012 at 6:49 pm
[...] “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom,” Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
56 Três empresas de crédito norte-americanos alertam para falha de segurança – Guia do Hacker March 30, 2012 at 6:59 pm
[...] do Gartner, Avivah Litan disse acreditar que a violação foi relacionada a uma garagem de táxi em Nova [...]
57 US credit firms in breach warning | English QT March 30, 2012 at 7:04 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
58 Has Every Major Credit Card Provider Been Hacked? | Being 1732 March 30, 2012 at 7:05 pm
[...] 50,000, which is a far cry from 10 million. The massive number had originally been sourced to a post from a Gartner analyst, and while it seems a little far fetched that a cab company would have millions of numbers, [...]
59 ‘Massive’ credit card data breach reported | i Credit Advice - Credit and debt Card advice and tips March 30, 2012 at 7:08 pm
[...] up on the story, Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan blogged that she had heard from people in the credit card industry who were “seeing signs of [...]
60 How to Tell If Your Credit Card Was Hacked in the Global Payments Breach | Got2.Me March 30, 2012 at 7:14 pm
[...] that the thieves may already be using some of the credit card numbers they’ve obtained, and Gartner points out that if you’ve used your credit card in the past few months to pay for a cab or parking garage in [...]
61 US credit firms in breach warning | Give News Everyday March 30, 2012 at 7:18 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
62 Czy wyciekły dane 10 milionów kart? | Zaufana Trzecia Strona March 30, 2012 at 7:19 pm
[...] Gartnera, Avivah Litan, poinformowała na swoim blogu, że wg jej źródeł za włamaniem stoi gang z Ameryki Południowej, prowadzący również [...]
63 Jim March 30, 2012 at 7:52 pm
Never used cab or parking garage. Got a call from Master Card that my card was used in Spain………..This was on March 27
64 ‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands March 30, 2012 at 8:01 pm
[...] “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom,” Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
65 US credit firms in breach warning - LATEST NEWS – LATEST NEWS March 30, 2012 at 8:15 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
66 MasterCard, Visa confirm credit card data theft described as ‘massive’ | UnaTech March 30, 2012 at 8:16 pm
[...] “From what I hear, the breach involves a taxi and parking garage company in the New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in the last few months with your credit or debit card — be sure to check your card statements for possible fraud,” Litan said in her blog post on the topic. [...]
67 MasterCard, VISA Warn of Processor Breach | Sabretooth Global News March 30, 2012 at 8:20 pm
[...] 12:54 p.m. ET: Gartner fraud analyst Avivah Litan adds a bit more perspective to this story, saying the people she is talking to with knowledge of the situation say they are [...]
68 HUGE CREDIT CARD HACK | News to Watch March 30, 2012 at 8:37 pm
[...] “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom,” Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
69 US credit firms in breach warning | ai:consortia March 30, 2012 at 8:45 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
70 Todas as grandes provedoras de cartão de crédito dos EUA foram potencialmente hackeadas « « Site da Educação Site da Educação March 30, 2012 at 8:56 pm
[...] afetadas é de 50 mil, o que está longe dos já ditos 10 milhões. O número enorme surge de um post de um analista do Gartner, e apesar de parecer um bocado exagerado que uma empresa de táxi tenha conseguido coletar tantos [...]
71 Visa, MasterCard Warn Banks of Data Breach, Stolen Cardholder Data » Techno Capital March 30, 2012 at 9:14 pm
[...] unclear the impact of the breach, though Gartner analyst Avivah Litan said in a blog post March 30 that there already has been a ripple [...]
72 US credit firms in breach warning | Backtogeek's Technology Journey March 30, 2012 at 11:38 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
73 maccad » Visa and MasterCard warn of credit card data breach March 30, 2012 at 11:53 pm
[...] like the hackers took over an administrative account that was not protected sufficiently,” noted Gartner distinguished analyst Avivah [...]
74 Big credit card security breach March 30, 2012 at 11:58 pm
[...] [...]
75 10 Million Credit Cards Potentially Hacked | Gizmodo Australia March 31, 2012 at 12:02 am
[...] 50,000, which is a far cry from 10 million. The massive number had originally been sourced to a post from a Gartner analyst, and while it seems a little far fetched that a cab company would have millions of numbers, [...]
76 ‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands March 31, 2012 at 12:18 am
[...] “I’ve spoken wіth folks іn thе card business whο аrе seeing signs οf thіѕ breach mushroom,” Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday іn a blog post. [...]
77 How to Tell If Your Credit Card Was Hacked in the Global Payments Breach [Security] March 31, 2012 at 12:27 am
[...] that the thieves may already be using some of the credit card numbers they’ve obtained, and Gartner points out that if you’ve used your credit card in the past few months to pay for a cab or parking garage in [...]
78 How To Tell If Your Credit Card Was Hacked In The Global Payments Breach | Lifehacker Australia March 31, 2012 at 12:30 am
[...] that the thieves may already be using some of the credit card numbers they’ve obtained, and Gartner points out that if you’ve used your credit card in the past few months to pay for a cab or parking garage in [...]
79 ste williams » Visa and MasterCard warn of credit card data breach March 31, 2012 at 12:33 am
[...] like the hackers took over an administrative account that was not protected sufficiently,” noted Gartner distinguished analyst Avivah [...]
80 Global Payments Inc. confirms ‘massive’ data breach - kahunaatm.com March 31, 2012 at 12:40 am
[...] a blog post today, Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan said sources told her that hackers had already begun [...]
81 US credit firms in breach warning | andybundy.com March 31, 2012 at 1:00 am
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
82 'Massive' credit card data breach involves all major brands | | DOCUMENTSDOCUMENTS March 31, 2012 at 1:14 am
[...] “I’ve oral with folks in a label business who are observant signs of this crack mushroom,” Gartner confidence researcher Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
83 US credit firms in breach warning | Manchester IT Services Blog March 31, 2012 at 3:32 am
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
84 US credit firms in breach warning » Pickersleigh Community Watch March 31, 2012 at 4:25 am
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
85 Three US credit firms warn of security breach | BWBD LTD March 31, 2012 at 4:37 am
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
86 March 2012 – credit card data stealing revealed | Atticus EU March 31, 2012 at 5:14 am
[...] explained by Aviva Litan, security analyst at Gartner Research Society, an intrusion occurred at the central point of the [...]
87 | ForHacSec.com March 31, 2012 at 5:42 am
[...] 12:54 p.m. ET: Gartner fraud analyst Avivah Litan adds a bit more perspective to this story, saying the people she is talking to with knowledge of the situation say they are [...]
88 ‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands « Ivan Drakic March 31, 2012 at 6:02 am
[...] “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom,” Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
89 Huge credit card hack March 31, 2012 at 6:27 am
[...] “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom,” Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
90 Was Your Visa and MasterCard Data Stolen? Save Money, Live Better Wellness On Less March 31, 2012 at 7:15 am
[...] “From what I hear, the breach involves a taxi and parking garage company in the New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in the last few months with your credit or debit card — be sure to check your card statements for possible fraud,” Litan said in her blog post on the topic. [...]
91 Credit Card Approval Guide » Blog Archive » Massive security breach could affect 10+ million credit card accounts March 31, 2012 at 7:19 am
[...] “I’ve oral with folks in a card business who are saying signs of this crack mushroom. Looks like a hackers have started regulating a stolen card information some-more recently. From what we hear, a crack involves a cab and parking garage association in a New York City area so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in a final few months with your credit or withdraw card – be certain to check your card statements for probable fraud,” Gartner financial researcher Avivah Litan said on Friday. [...]
92 Visa, MasterCard Warn Banks of Data Breach, Stolen Cardholder Data - Fundamental Technology Partners Inc. March 31, 2012 at 8:31 am
[...] unclear the impact of the breach, though Gartner analyst Avivah Litan said in a blog post March 30 that there already has been a ripple [...]
93 Mastercard and Visa warn consumers over massive hacking attack | VentureBeat March 31, 2012 at 8:38 am
[...] researcher Avivah Litan says the effects of this incident may be spreading. “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom. [...]
94 US credit firms in breach warning | In Digest Biz March 31, 2012 at 9:00 am
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
95 "Massive" Credit Card Breach of Estimated 10 Million Accounts: Where Are Those Smart Cards? March 31, 2012 at 10:19 am
[...] credit cards themselves wουƖԁ vastly increase security. Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan tοƖԁ CNN/MONEY thаt ѕhе іѕ “skeptical аbουt [...]
96 "Massive" Credit Card Breach of Estimated 10 Million Accounts: Where Are Those … | News in 2012 March 31, 2012 at 10:34 am
[...] but better credit cards themselves would vastly increase security. Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan told CNN/MONEY that she is “skeptical about whether the credit card industry will invest the [...]
97 Visa and MasterCard warn of credit card data breach | Business Blogs and News March 31, 2012 at 10:50 am
[...] like the hackers took over an administrative account that was not protected sufficiently,” noted Gartner distinguished analyst Avivah [...]
98 US credit firms in breach warning | Technology News March 31, 2012 at 12:05 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
99 "Massive" Credit Card Breach of Estimated 10 Million Accounts: Where Are Those … | Zimbabwe Telegraph March 31, 2012 at 12:22 pm
[...] credit cards themselves wουƖԁ vastly increase security. Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan tοƖԁ CNN/MONEY thаt ѕhе іѕ “skeptical аbουt [...]
100 pinboard March 31, 2012 — arghh.net March 31, 2012 at 1:37 pm
[...] New credit card data breach revealed | Avivah Litan [...]
101 on Small Businesses » Blog Archive » ‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands March 31, 2012 at 1:38 pm
[...] “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom,” Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
102 Credit Card Approval Guide » Blog Archive » "Massive" Credit Card Breach of Estimated 10 Million Accounts: Where Are Those Smart Cards? March 31, 2012 at 3:18 pm
[...] though improved credit cards themselves would vastly boost security. Gartner confidence researcher Avivah Litan told CNN/MONEY that she is “skeptical about either a credit card attention will deposit a income [...]
103 Global Payments Breach « The Day Before Zero March 31, 2012 at 3:57 pm
[...] of unverified reports that a New York City street gang with Central American ties took control of “an administrative account that was not protected sufficiently”. Hopefully a little more light will be shed over the following days as to the nature of the breach [...]
104 "Massive" Credit Card Breach of Estimated 10 Million Accounts: Where Are Those … | courtneyallenbernard.com March 31, 2012 at 5:18 pm
[...] but better credit cards themselves would vastly increase security. Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan told CNN/MONEY that she is “skeptical about whether the credit card industry will invest the [...]
105 "Massive" Credit Card Breach of Estimated 10 Million Accounts: Where Are Those … « Breaking News | Latest News | Current News March 31, 2012 at 5:56 pm
[...] but better credit cards themselves would vastly increase security. Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan told CNN/MONEY that she is “skeptical about whether the credit card industry will invest the [...]
106 Three US credit firms warn of security breach « DIRECMOOD March 31, 2012 at 6:09 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
107 Hacker-Angriff: Kreditkarten-Daten von MasterCard und Visa in Gefahr - auch American Express betroffen? - Computerhilfen.de April 1, 2012 at 3:00 am
[...] Global Payments Angriff soll schon Anfang März stattgefunden haben. Die Amerikanerin Avivah Litan geht in Ihrem Blog davon aus, dass anscheinend ein New Yorker Taxi-Unter in den Fall verwickelt sei: Wer in den letzten Monaten [...]
108 ‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands « Breaking News « Theory Report April 1, 2012 at 3:23 am
[...] “I’ve oral with folks in a label business who are observant signs of this crack mushroom,” Gartner confidence researcher Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
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110 VISA and MasterCard are alerting banks across the country about a recent major breach! « SkyValley Digital Consulting April 1, 2012 at 5:49 am
[...] 12:54 p.m. ET: Gartner fraud analyst Avivah Litan adds a bit more perspective to this story, saying the people she is talking to with knowledge of the situation say they are [...]
111 Visa, Mastercard and Discover have warned that credit card holders' personal information could be at risk after a security breach. | Money Market Places - Blog Insurance, Business and Money April 1, 2012 at 8:33 am
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
112 US credit firms in breach warning | Business Blogs and News April 1, 2012 at 11:05 am
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
113 Today’s Links April 1, 2012 April 1, 2012 at 12:45 pm
[...] that may be at risk. Avivah Litan, an analyst for Gartner who follows the credit card industry, has issued a report that says her sources “are seeing signs of this breach [...]
114 Three US credit firms warn of security breach « Kushan's ICT Blog April 1, 2012 at 12:47 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York City. Share [...]
115 US credit firms in breach warning | Zahidi News Center April 1, 2012 at 12:58 pm
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
116 The Take Away from Global Payments Breach April 1, 2012 at 4:06 pm
[...] of unverified reports that a New York City street gang with Central American ties took control of "an administrative account that was not protected sufficiently". Hopefully a little more light will be shed over the following days as to the nature of the breach [...]
117 Loan Insurances: "Massive" Credit Card Breach of Estimated 10 Million Accounts: Where Are Those Smart Cards? by Loan & Insurances April 1, 2012 at 11:16 pm
[...] though improved credit cards themselves would vastly boost security. Gartner confidence researcher Avivah Litan told CNN/MONEY that she is “skeptical about either a credit label attention will deposit a income [...]
118 VISA и MasterCard - крупная утечка данных карт | Блог КБ-Информ - информационная безопасность April 2, 2012 at 1:38 am
[...] Есть также неофициальная информация, что утечка может потенциально затронуть до 10 миллионов карт, источники в финансовых организациях, которые получили информацию от VISA и MasterCard, называют утечку «очень крупной». [...]
119 Fewer credit cards hacked? April 2, 2012 at 2:06 am
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120 ‘Massive’ credit card data breach involves all major brands April 2, 2012 at 2:45 am
[...] “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom,” Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
121 US credit firms in breach warning | BussinessTree NewsBussiness Tree April 2, 2012 at 4:49 am
[...] analyst Avivah Litan said she believed the breach was related to a taxi garage in New York [...]
122 Recommended: Global Payments: Under 1.5 million account numbers hacked | News in 2012 April 2, 2012 at 5:28 am
[...] “From what I hear, the breach involves a taxi and parking garage company in the New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in the last few months with your credit or debit card — be sure to check your card statements for possible fraud,” Litan said in her blog post on the topic. [...]
123 Recommended: Global Payments: Under 1.5 million account numbers hacked | The Alief Post April 2, 2012 at 5:44 am
[...] “From what I hear, the breach involves a taxi and parking garage company in the New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in the last few months with your credit or debit card — be sure to check your card statements for possible fraud,” Litan said in her blog post on the topic. [...]
124 ‘Massive’ credit card data breach April 2, 2012 at 7:25 am
[...] “I’ve oral with folks in a label commercial operation who have been observant signs of this crack mushroom,” Gartner confidence researcher Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
125 Recommended: Global Payments: Under 1.5 million account numbers hacked | Social Paygate Blog April 2, 2012 at 10:22 am
[...] “From what we hear, a crack involves a cab and parking garage organisation in a New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in a final few months with your credit or withdraw label — be certain to check your label statements for probable fraud,” Litan pronounced in her blog post on a topic. [...]
126 How to Tell if You’re Caught in the Giant Global Payments Credit Card Fraud | i Credit Advice - Credit and debt Card advice and tips April 2, 2012 at 3:35 pm
[...] the merchant and the processor; the former being a New York City taxi and parking garage company, according to Gartner analyst Avivah Litan. Global Payments apparently first identified the potential breach in early March, and the problem [...]
127 How to Tell if You’re Caught in the Giant Global Payments Credit Card Fraud « « Fix-Singh - Gadget RepairsFix-Singh – Gadget Repairs April 2, 2012 at 4:42 pm
[...] the merchant and the processor; the former being a New York City taxi and parking garage company, according to Gartner analyst Avivah Litan. Global Payments apparently first identified the potential breach in early March, and the problem [...]
128 Spinning the Global Payment Hack « Rube Reality April 2, 2012 at 5:31 pm
[...] New credit card data breach revealed [...]
129 How to Tell if You’re Caught in the Giant Global Payments Credit Card Fraud « RMK Consulting Blog April 2, 2012 at 5:32 pm
[...] the merchant and the processor; the former being a New York City taxi and parking garage company, according to Gartner analyst Avivah Litan. Global Payments apparently first identified the potential breach in early March, and the problem [...]
130 How to Tell if You’re Caught in the Giant Global Payments Credit Card Fraud | Geeklin April 2, 2012 at 7:37 pm
[...] the merchant and the processor; the former being a New York City taxi and parking garage company, according to Gartner analyst Avivah Litan. Global Payments apparently first identified the potential breach in early March, and the problem [...]
131 Global Payments: ‘Less than 1.5 million’ account numbers hacked | News Fringe April 2, 2012 at 7:53 pm
[...] “From what we hear, a crack involves a cab and parking garage organisation in a New York City area, so if you’ve paid a NYC cab in a final few months with your credit or withdraw label — be certain to check your label statements for probable fraud,” Litan pronounced in her blog post on a topic. [...]
132 How to Tell if You’rE Caught in the Giant Global Payments Credit Card Fraud April 3, 2012 at 2:53 am
[...] the merchant and the processor; the former being a New York City taxi and parking garage company, according to Gartner analyst Avivah Litan. Global Payments apparently first identified the potential breach in early March, and the problem [...]
133 Mastercard e Visa nell’occhio del ciclone | TechWEEKeurope April 3, 2012 at 3:56 am
[...] Quanti sono i dati a rischio? Milioni, in linea con il cyber attacco dell’2009 a carico di Heartland Payment Systems quando gli account compromessi furono 130 milioni. “Una gang Centro Americana è penetrata nel sistema rispondendo correttamente alle domande di autenticazione dell’applicazione. Ciò significa che l’account non era protetto a sufficienza” secondo Gartner. [...]
134 Massive data breach may have exposed 10 million credit card numbers April 3, 2012 at 7:01 am
[...] How did this major breach occur? It looks like hackers may have gottem into the system by correctly answering knowledge-based authentication questions to gain access to an administrative account, according to Gartner analyst Avivah Litan. [...]
135 Hacking for Profit and More: Lifecycle of Credit Card Data Breaches « cmu95752 April 3, 2012 at 10:55 pm
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136 How to Tell if You’re Caught in the Giant Global Payments Credit Card Fraud April 4, 2012 at 12:36 am
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137 Credit Card Approval Guide » Blog Archive » How to Tell if You’re Caught in the Giant Global Payments Credit Card Fraud April 4, 2012 at 3:50 am
[...] a businessman and a processor; a former being a New York City cab and parking garage company, according to Gartner researcher Avivah Litan. Global Payments apparently initial identified a intensity crack in early March, and a problem had [...]
138 Massive data breach blamed on this ‘safeguard’ | FinanceTechNews.com | Top technology for your bottom line April 9, 2012 at 3:41 pm
[...] How did this major breach occur? It looks like hackers may have gotten into the system by correctly answering knowledge-based authentication questions to gain access to an administrative account, according to Gartner analyst Avivah Litan. [...]
139 Credit And Debit Card Information Compromised: Major Security Breach « FightBack.com April 10, 2012 at 1:05 pm
[...] “I’ve spoken with folks in the card business who are seeing signs of this breach mushroom,” Gartner analyst Avivah Litan wrote Friday in a blog post. [...]
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