2012 Payments Systems Year-in-Review
The interchange fee and the potential of mobile payments were the dominant payment system issues in 2012. From a landmark antitrust settlement to seemingly daily announcements of a new prepaid or...
View ArticleDo Merchants That Outsource Payment Processing Still Have Risk From a Breach?
Last week a small New England bakery announced that its point-of-sale (POS) devices were infected with malware that may have put card data at risk. The bakery’s letter to its customers stressed that...
View ArticleMagistrate Recommends Dismissal with Prejudice of Claims Against Global Payments
Global Payments, which processes credit card transactions, announced on March 30, 2012 that an unauthorized person gained access to a portion of its processing system. Global Payments later disclosed...
View ArticleMassachusetts Follows California in Finding Retailers Vulnerable to Suit for...
Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that zip codes “may well qualify” as personally identifiable information under the Massachusetts law controlling the...
View ArticleCyber Criminals’ Menu Features the Food & Beverage Industry; Steps to Protect...
2012 was a challenging year for the Food and Beverage (F&B) industry. In addition to increased government regulation, rising food prices and relatively slow growth trends, the industry once again...
View ArticleFederal Prosecutors Indict Accused Data Thieves
Federal prosecutors announced yesterday the arrest and indictment of five men accused of involvement in the theft of over 160 million credit card numbers. According to prosecutors, thefts by this group...
View ArticleClass Action Plaintiffs Lack Standing under Clapper to Sue Barnes & Noble for...
Editors’ Note: This blog post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler’s Class Action Lawsuit Defense blog. Relying heavily on the Supreme Court’s recent Clapper decision, a federal court dismissed a...
View ArticleJanuary 15 webinar: Managing Cardholder Data Security Risks in an Evolving...
Please join us from 2-3:30 pm ET on January 15 for a webinar that will provide a look back on significant payment card security events that occurred in 2013 and the security, risk mitigation, and...
View ArticleICYMI – Recording of Managing Cardholder Data Security Risks in an Evolving...
BakerHostetler recently hosted a webinar that provided a look back on significant payment card security events that occurred in 2013 and the security, risk mitigation, and customer relations lessons...
View ArticleFBI Issues Cyber Attack Warning to Retailers: Is Chip and PIN the Answer?
The FBI’s Warning: Point-of-sale (POS) systems are under attack. In the wake of breaches at Neiman Marcus, Target and other stores over the 2013 holiday season, the FBI is now warning retailers to...
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New PCI Guidance Provides Businesses With Security Incident Response Assistance
A security event involving payment card data, especially card present data, can be one of the most costly events a company may face. Not only did a recent study report the average total cost of a data...
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Deeper Dive: Merchant Liability Arising from Stolen Payment Cards
For merchants, accepting payment cards is not really a choice. Many merchants, however, are unaware of how that “choice” subjects them to significant potential liability in the event payment card data...
View ArticleMagistrate Recommends Dismissal with Prejudice of Claims Against Global Payments
Global Payments, which processes credit card transactions, announced on March 30, 2012 that an unauthorized person gained access to a portion of its processing system. Global Payments later disclosed...
View ArticleMassachusetts Follows California in Finding Retailers Vulnerable to Suit for...
Earlier this month, the Massachusetts Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that zip codes “may well qualify” as personally identifiable information under the Massachusetts law controlling the...
View ArticleCyber Criminals’ Menu Features the Food & Beverage Industry; Steps to Protect...
2012 was a challenging year for the Food and Beverage (F&B) industry. In addition to increased government regulation, rising food prices and relatively slow growth trends, the industry once again...
View ArticleFederal Prosecutors Indict Accused Data Thieves
Federal prosecutors announced yesterday the arrest and indictment of five men accused of involvement in the theft of over 160 million credit card numbers. According to prosecutors, thefts by this group...
View ArticleClass Action Plaintiffs Lack Standing under Clapper to Sue Barnes & Noble for...
Editors’ Note: This blog post is a joint submission with BakerHostetler’s Class Action Lawsuit Defense blog. Relying heavily on the Supreme Court’s recent Clapper decision, a federal court dismissed a...
View ArticleJanuary 15 webinar: Managing Cardholder Data Security Risks in an Evolving...
Please join us from 2-3:30 pm ET on January 15 for a webinar that will provide a look back on significant payment card security events that occurred in 2013 and the security, risk mitigation, and...
View ArticleICYMI – Recording of Managing Cardholder Data Security Risks in an Evolving...
BakerHostetler recently hosted a webinar that provided a look back on significant payment card security events that occurred in 2013 and the security, risk mitigation, and customer relations lessons...
View ArticleFBI Issues Cyber Attack Warning to Retailers: Is Chip and PIN the Answer?
The FBI’s Warning: Point-of-sale (POS) systems are under attack. In the wake of breaches at Neiman Marcus, Target and other stores over the 2013 holiday season, the FBI is now warning retailers to...
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