[pchelpers] News:RBS WorldPay Hacked; 1.5 Million Cardholders at Risk

January 8, 2009 - Linda McGlasson, Managing Editor
A U.S. payment processing arm of the Royal Bank of Scotland, RBS
WorldPay, says that its computer system was hacked in November and
personal information on 1.5 million cardholders may have been affected.
Only about 100 cardholders were directly affected by fraud, the company
says in a public announcement about the breach. RBS WorldPay sent
letters notifying the affected cardholders beginning December 23.

More here:
http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=1150
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