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Huddle House had been similarly affected.
"Criminals compromised a third-party point
Some retailers spared data of sale vendor's data system and utilized the
breach lawsuits, for now vendor's assistance tools to gain remote access
– and the ability to deploy malware – to some
Huddle House POS systems," the firm said in
It just became tougher for consumers in some states to pursue a statement. Like the criminals responsible for
negligence claims against retailers when their card information is the Checkers intrusion, thieves used malware to
snatched in data breaches involving those retailers. In a ruling handed capture information stored on magnetic-stripe
down May 31, 2019, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed lower credit and debit cards.
court rulings that consumers can't pursue claims against grocery chain And in February, North Country Business
SuperValu Inc. just because their card information was caught up in Products, a Minnesota a firm that provides POS
a cyberattack on the chain. They must demonstrate monetary losses. systems for the hospitality and grocery sectors,
said its IT system had been breached, which
The court also rejected an attempt to sue under the Federal Trade enabled attackers to plant malware on the POS
Commission Act, ruling that only the Federal Trade Commission can networks of more than 130 restaurants, bars and
pursue actions under that act. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals coffee shops. The malware harvested cardholder
names, card numbers, expiration dates and CVV
reviews decisions rendered by U.S. District Courts across the country's numbers, the company said.
midsection, including Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North
Dakota, South Dakota and parts of Arkansas. "Point-of-sale systems are a prime target for
cybercriminals because they can access a variety
of businesses and customers," said Ryan Wilk,
who was vice president of customer success at
NuData Security until his untimely death in May
of this year. "To avoid getting hit by any creative
NOW OFFERING form of malware, it is essential to continuously
monitor POS devices and update security patches
regularly." NuData is owned by Mastercard and
specializes in passive biometrics and behavioral
analytics technology.
CRYPTOCURRENCY Millions of medical records breached
PROCESSING Although notable, the scope of these breaches

pales in comparison to recent hacks involving
major medical diagnostic firms. According to
reports filed with the Security and Exchange
DISTINGUISH YOURSELF FROM YOUR COMPETITION Commission, a breach of American Medical
Collection Agency, a third-party billing
Cryptocurrency processing, enabled by Electronic Merchant Systems
(EMS), provides you with a unique opportunity to stand out. collections service employed by Quest contractor
Optum360, compromised information on nearly
• Merchants Funded in US Dollars • Help Payments Move Faster 20 million patients over an eight-month period,
• Safe & Secure Payments • Minimize the Likelihood of ending in March 2019. SEC filings in June by
Chargeback Fraud Quest Diagnostic and LabCorp. indicate the
intrusion exposed personal identification and
TARGET MARKETS
client payment card information, but no medical
information or lab test results.
• High-End Retailers • Nutraceuticals
• Car Dealerships • Real Estate The breaches triggered dozens of lawsuits against
• Travel Business • Bail Bonds Quest, LabCorp and AMCA, as well as federal
• CBD • Gold, Silver, Precious Metal and state inquiries. New Jersey's Democratic
• Paraphernalia • Contractors senators, Cory Booker and Robert Menendez,
• Insurance • Time Share are demanding answers from AMCA on how the
breach occurred and why it took eight months to
detect.

"Consumers should be able to have a reasonable
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expectation that, when they share their personal
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