Heartland Payment Systems’ new breach involves payroll information, including bank account details, that was stored and processed by the company. The company suffered a payments hack that exposed 130 million U.S. credit and debit cards in 2008. A breach of personally identifiable information associated with payroll processing poses much greater risks for consumers than a breach of card data. The theft of PII, identity theft, new account fraud and bank account takeover are all real possibilities, expert says. Heartland is providing free credit monitoring to all payroll employees who may have been affected.”]
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