Another day, another violation credit card - or so it may seem ?. After several years of nonstop violations in the news, it has become much more interesting for most consumers to observe the response time and the method of dealing with a violation. While the world has evolved to focus on the threats posed by ransomware, old credit card violations continue to pose a problem for retailers and businesses that are not equipped to accept chip cards. Here are the details on two violations of recent data that you need to know.
Cicis Pizza violation affects 130+ locations
The pizza lovers who visited a place Cicis Pizza restaurant in the last year should be aware of a recent confirmation of a violation of credit card at several locations across the US following reports in March 2016 against several restaurants that (POS) POS systems did not work properly, malware was discovered installed on some systems. A full forensic investigation with the help of a third party security company found that shops were affected and eliminated the threat by a store by store efforts. According Cicis Pizza, the only customer data compromised in the breach was payment card information . While the majority of incidents are thought to have occurred between March and July 2016, a small percentage of identified violations dating back to 2015, affecting more than 130 pitches in total. If you are concerned you may have been exposed, you can consult the list on the site to see if Cicis Pizza restaurant you visited has been affected.
Wendy violation numbers triple what was initially reported
Although Cicis Pizza moved quickly to investigate and eliminate the problem, a formal notification to customers the same day he received the full report of his security firm, Wendy treated his own credit card breach with far less urgency. This is a violation that we reported more than once already, initially as the fast food chain reported that only 300 or more of its sites were affected. This has been updated for more than 1000 places restaurants, and you can check to see if the location of the Wendy you frequent part of the breach by visiting this page. Although the infringement began in the fall of 2015, it was not discovered until the end of January 2016, and in May, the company said that 5% of its stores (approximately 300) were affected . However, a statement issued last month said the data from the customer's card was not respected and the figures were much higher, which was confirmed.
What consumers can do to protect themselves?
It can be frustrating when a store or restaurant is rumored to have been compromised in a data breach because the disclosure rate when it comes to what specific areas have been affected can be slow. As a consumer, the best way to protect yourself is to constantly monitor your bank and credit card for unusual activity. You may also consider signing up for a credit monitoring service and identity theft, which not only monitor the Internet black market (or dark web) for your personal information as well as check your credit reports for activity new or amended but also help the recovery process you should become a victim of identity theft. Finally, if you must use a credit card when you're out and about, prioritize your credit card on your debit card - fraudulent charges on a credit card is much easier to handle on the end of consumption a bank account drained. Moreover, credit cards offer better protection against fraud on liability that debit cards do, as shown by the FTC.
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