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Gonzalez Gets 20 Years in Hacker Case

March 25th, 2010 | No Comments

Hacker Albert Gonzalez is sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in hacking TJX, Barnes Noble, OfficeMax and other retailers. He faces the possibility of more time behind bars when he is sentenced for his role in hacking a slew of other companies, including Heartland Payment Systems.
– The
mastermind behind some of the most high-profile data breaches in recent history
was sentenced on March 25 to 20 years in prison.

Albert
Gonzalez, 28, pleaded guilty in 2009 to charges in Massachusetts,
New York and New
Jersey and faced as many as 25 years behind bars for hacking
several…


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Heartland Agrees to $60M Settlement with Visa over Breach

January 8th, 2010 | No Comments

Heartland Payment Systems agrees to pay as much as $60 million to Visa to address losses by credit and debit cardholders affected by the data breach Heartland suffered in 2008.
– Heartland Payment Systems on Jan. 8 announced that it has agreed to pay up
to $60 million to Visa to cover losses to credit and debit cardholders affected
by the massive
data breach Heartland suffered in 2008.
According to Heartland’s news release, the settlement agreement is quot;contingent
…


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Heartland Agrees to $60M Settlement With Visa Over Breach

January 8th, 2010 | No Comments

Heartland Payment Systems has agreed to pay as much as $60 million to Visa to address losses by credit and debit cardholders affected by the data breach Heartland suffered in 2008.
– Heartland Payment Systems has agreed to pay up to $60 million to Visa to cover losses to credit and debit cardholders impacted by Heartland’s massive data breach in 2008.
According to Heartland, the settlement agreement is contingent upon acceptance by financial institutions representing 80 perc…


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