2008 — RBS Worldpay: RBS WorldPay belatedly admitted that hackers broke…
Data compromised
Personal information
Technical writeup
RBS WorldPay belatedly admitted that hackers broke into their systems. In the US up to 1.1 million Social Security numbers were exposed as a result of the breach. Pre-paid cards including payroll cards and open-loop gift cards were affected. RBS stated that PINs for all PIN-enabled cards have been reset. UPDATE (2/3/09): Hackers orchestrated a highly coordinated, global attack on ATM cards involving the theft of a staggering $9 million from ATMs in 49 cities worldwide. Alleged hackers are still
Root cause
Hacking