The FTC’s lawsuit against Wyndham is moving forward.  On November 7th, a U.S. District Court in New Jersey refused to grant the company’s request for a stay in the case […]

After two years of detailed analysis and preparation, the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC), a global forum for the development of payment card security standards, has updated […]

A Florida company is out $3 million because it failed to take adequate steps to prevent outsiders from stealing its customer’s personal data.  On October 21st, AvMed Inc., a health […]

The Airline Information Group (AIG) has criticized the hospitality industry for failing to maintain strong payment card security.  The group accused hotel employees of contributing to the high level of […]

The Intercontinental Mark Hopkins San Francisco has notified hotel guests that a  July 4th, 2013 security incident may have permitted unauthorized access to their personal information.  Potentially compromised information includes […]

The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) recently released details about upcoming changes to the PCI Data Security Standard (PCI DSS).  Although the proposed changes have yet to […]

State Attorneys General in California and Connecticut recently announced joint enforcement actions against Citibank for inadequate security measures that permitted hackers to access customers’ credit and debit card information.  The […]

Similar to its on-going lawsuit against Wyndham Worldwide Corporation, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed a data breach lawsuit against LabMD, a company that conducts laboratory tests on samples […]

Last month, a federal district court in Tennessee denied a motion to dismiss a case brought by retail store operator Genesco Inc. against Visa for $13.3 million in fines that […]

During the PCI London Conference last month, Aeriandi CEO Matthew Bryars spoke about the potential conflict with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS) if a company records customer […]