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3 Lessons From Heartland Breach The Second Time Around

Heartland Payment Systems sent out breach notification letters to people potentially affected by a burglary at a Heartland Payroll office in California that resulted in the theft of unencrypted computers containing personally identifiable information. This latest incident is suspected by Heartland to have exposed the PII of just 2,200 people that was contained in four out of 11 computers stolen during the heist. The company says it is “actively working to encrypt any remaining computers in every office that may have access to, or house PII or payment data””]

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/3-lessons-from-heartland-breach-the-second-time-around

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