Global Payments Breach Now Dates Back to Jan. 2011
Summary: The breach at Atlanta-based card processor Global Payments extended back to January 2011, according to a BankInfoSecurity.com report that aligns with the timeline given by anonymous hackers who said they were inside the company's network from just after the new year in 2011 until March 26, 2012. Global has said fewer than 1.5 million card accounts were taken, while initial reports suggested more than 10 million and a Wall Street Journal report put the figure closer to 7 million; a hacker claimed the group captured data on 24 million unique transactions.
What you should know: The gap between Global's stated 1.5 million cards and the 7 million to 24 million figures cited elsewhere is the whole dispute - and the company's own answer to it has been a set of Q&As rather than a number.
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