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Shoney’s Might Be Latest Victim Of Credit Card Breach

April 17, 2017
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Did Kimpton Hotels Get Hacked?
Security & Fraud // July 27, 2016

Kimpton Hotels, which operates boutique hotels including 62 around the U.S. disclosed Tuesday (July 26) that it is looking into reports that credit cards were compromised at several of its hotels. According to a report from KrebsOnSecurity, after reaching out to Kimpton Hotels last week...

Latest Payments Breach Is Gaming Site
News // February 20, 2015

Seattle-based casual gaming company Big Fish Software notified customers last week that its billing and online payment systems were infected with malware, according to SC Magazine. According to a letter dated Feb. 11 and sent by Big Fish to affected customers, the company discovered on...

Accused Russian Hacker Comes To U.S. Court
International // February 19, 2015

A Russian hacker who allegedly masterminded cyberattacks in the U.S. that netted 160 million credit and debit card numbers has finally seen the inside of a U.S. courtroom, according to Bank Info Security. Vladimir Drinkman, who was indicted in U.S. federal court in 2009 and...

Are Payment-Card Breaches Already Being Reported In 30 Days?
News // January 19, 2015

Are businesses that suffer payment-card breaches already reacting to last week’s push by the White House to speed up disclosures? For the third time in the past week, a notable breach has been publicly disclosed within 30 days. Tennessee-based ValuePetSupplies.com has notified several thousand customers...

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Shoney’s Might Be Latest Victim Of Credit Card Breach

April 17, 2017
Multiple sources in the financial industry have found a pattern of fraud on customer cards, with the latest victim of a breach looking to be Shoney’s, a 70-year-old restaurant chain that operates primarily in the southern United States. Krebson Security reports that the privately held restaurant chain includes approximately 150 company-owned and franchised locations in 17 […]

Did Kimpton Hotels Get Hacked?

July 27, 2016
Kimpton Hotels, which operates boutique hotels including 62 around the U.S. disclosed Tuesday (July 26) that it is looking into reports that credit cards were compromised at several of its...

Latest Payments Breach Is Gaming Site

February 20, 2015
Seattle-based casual gaming company Big Fish Software notified customers last week that its billing and online payment systems were infected with malware, according to SC Magazine. According to a letter...

Accused Russian Hacker Comes To U.S. Court

February 19, 2015
A Russian hacker who allegedly masterminded cyberattacks in the U.S. that netted 160 million credit and debit card numbers has finally seen the inside of a U.S. courtroom, according to...