June 18, 2005

According to news sources, a hacker infiltrated the computers of CardSystems Solutions Inc., a third-party payment processor, and may have stolen up to 40 million credit card numbers. However, personal information such as Social Security Numbers and birthdays, was not included in the stolen data. The main risk from this incident is unauthorized charges, and not identity theft.

Here are the Links

The CNET Article

The MSNBC Article