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Hershey Entertainment and Resorts' payment systems were infiltrated earlier this year, potentially exposing cardholder data, the entertainment and resort company disclosed July 10.
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Multiple banks are reporting fraudulent activity on cards used at hotels owned by real estate magnate, reality TV star, and now controversial presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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MasterCard issuers had to cast at least 90% of their votes in favor of the Target settlement by May 20, and not enough did, the companies said. Banks and credit unions will fight for a better deal.
May 22
Ashley Madison, an online extramarital dating service that claims to protect users' privacy and security, has had its customer database compromised.
A hacker group that reportedly calls itself The Impact Team ostensibly stole financial records, card data, customer information databases, source code repositories, emails and other proprietary information from the site's parent company Avid Life Media. Brian Krebs, the former Washington Post staffer who now blogs on cybercrime and online security, first reported the hack
The site has now been secured and the unauthorized access points closed, according to a Monday
"We were recently made aware of an attempt by an unauthorized party to gain access to our systems," it said. "We immediately launched a thorough investigation utilizing leading forensics experts and other security professionals to determine the origin, nature, and scope of this incident."
ALM is working with law enforcement agencies to investigate the cyber-attack and intends to hold the offenders responsible, it added.
Ashley Madison has more than 37 million users. The hackers also compromised data from sister sites Cougar Life and Established Men.
