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Card Processor: Hackers Stole Account Numbers

Global Payments Inc., the credit-card processor that reported a significant security breach Friday, said that hackers stole account numbers and other key information from up to 1.5 million accounts in North America.

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Breach Hits Card Processor Global Payments

Global Payments Inc., which processes credit cards and debit cards for banks and merchants, has been hit by a security breach that has put some 50,000 cardholders at risk, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

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Security Breach At ReachLocal, But Avoids Pulling A Blippy

A security breach this month at ReachLocal Inc. is bad timing for the online advertising agency. The venture-backed company is in IPO registration, so it was required to disclose in an amended S-1 filing Tuesday that a recent breach disrupted its customers’ advertising campaigns and resulted in its Australia platform going offline for 36 hours.

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Email Still the Biggest Threat for Insider Leaks, but Blogs, Video on the Rise

A report from security firm Proofpoint shows that email isn’t the only inside threat companies face–confidential information is leaking out via blogs, mobile devices and social-media sites.