Tuesday, 18. February 2003

Topic: - on February 18, 2003 at 11:20:58 AM CET

Hackers View Visa/MasterCard Accounts

More than five million Visa and MasterCard accounts throughout the nation were accessed after the computer system at a third party processor was hacked into, according to representatives for the card associations. Early indications were that none of the information, which would include credit card numbers, was used in a fraudulent way, according to the representatives.

The associations said they could not provide a timeline of when the breach took place or details on how it was accomplished because it involved a third party processor used by merchants and not Visa or MasterCard systems. The associations said they could not disclose the name of that processor.

¬> Reuters

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