Hackers steal nearly 1.7 million credit card numbers in brea...

Hackers steal nearly 1.7 million credit card numbers in breach

Mashable SEA | 2024-09-13 18:56

The data was compromised during a breach which spanned over 10 months. It seems like there's a major new data breach occurring every few weeks now. Personal emails, phone numbers, and addresses are among the most common data affected by these breaches. But it's much more concerning when bank account numbers or credit card information getting into the wrong hands. And one such serious data breach has just been disclosed by Slim CD, a payment gateway provider. Nearly 1.7 million credit card accounts - including the cardholder's name and address, as well as the card's expiration date - were exposed during a 10 month-long data breach at Slim CD. Millions affected by breach of sensitive financial data According to the incident notice recently filed by the company, Slim CD became aware of suspicious activity on its computer systems around June 15, 2024. The company launched an investigati...

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