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Security flaws expose data on
419 million Facebook users

An unprotected directory containing approximately
419 million Facebook user IDs and phone numbers has
roiled the security community. TechCrunch reporter Zach
M&A activity tops ETA SLF agenda Whittaker broke the news Sept. 4, 2019. He and other
security analysts criticized Facebook for unwittingly
The Electronic Transactions Association is hosting its exposing user credentials to hackers. "The exposed server
annual Strategic Leadership Forum Sept. 25 to 27, 2019, contained more than 419 million records over several
in Boca Raton, Fla. The event is designed for senior-level databases on users across geographies, including 133
payments industry executives and the ETA's certified million records on U.S.-based Facebook users, 18 million
payments professionals. (CPPs). Enrolled scholars and records of users in the U.K., and another with more than
credentialed CPPs can earn up to nine ETA CPP continuing 50 million records on users in Vietnam," Whittaker wrote.
education credits for attending. Credits are earned at
the rate of one per 50 minutes of session time, event MPC 2019 put spotlight on end user, global themes
organizers stated. Mergers, acquisitions and sweeping
market changes impacting the maturing, consolidating The thirteenth annual Mobile Payments Conference
payments ecosystem are at the top this year's SLF agenda. showcased mobile technologies' evolution and growth.
Industry leaders and subject-matter
experts discussed security, technology,
communications and the global app
marketplace. The event provided a diversity
of presentations, resources and networking
opportunities. "This year, the Mobile Payments
We’re More Than an Authorization Conference sharply focused on the future and

We’re The Best Solution For You and Your Merchants brought a range of experts to speak on very
timely topics for both strategists and payments
veterans," said Katherine McClure, partner,
business development at PPRO. "Of particular
interest to me were the themes of customer
experience and international payments."

Virtual community empowers,
connects payment pros

RETAIL/POS DEVELOPERS Payments veteran Marc Beauchamp, author
of How to Survive and Thrive in the Merchant
eCOMMERCE
Services Industry and creator of Bankcard
Bootcamp, recently launched Bankcard Life.
Designed to empower and connect payments
professionals, the new website and online
community provides a platform for like-
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Plus ePN offers customized, versatile services challenges and best practices, Beauchamp
to help you support your business stated. "This business is not easy," he said. "It
takes perseverance, commitment and hard
EMV • Level III • Inventory • CDM • QuickBooks • Bill Pay • Recurring Payments work to build something of significance. I am
sharing what I've learned over the last 25 years
Through our ePN Partnership, ISOs/MSPs will experience: to help members avoid some of the mistakes I
• No fee, lead distribution made along the way." Beauchamp noted that
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(800) 296-4810 • eProcessingNetwork.com
For further information, visit https://bankcardlife.
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