More information from MA about Heartland data breach

[Henry Brown <hbrown () knology net>]

http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2009/05/13/data_breach_ensnares_many_in_mass/
...

Tens of thousands of Massachusetts consumers have been forced to get new 
credit or debit cards after cyber thieves hacked one of the nation's 
largest payment processors and accessed consumers' account information.

Since the security breach at Heartland Payment Systems Inc. was 
disclosed four months ago, 17 Massachusetts banks have reported that the 
thieves potentially gained access to many of their customers' credit or 
debit card numbers and other personal information, according to 
documents the companies submitted to state regulators; each of the banks 
said the incidents affected more than 1,000 customers.

For instance, Rockland Trust Co. told the state it was forced to reissue 
nearly 19,000 MasterCard debit cards and 64 Visa credit cards to 
customers this spring, while East Boston Savings Bank said it replaced 
the debit cards for as many as 7,600 customers. Salem Five Cents Sav 
ings Bank said the debit cards for 7,200 of its customers, mostly 
Massachusetts residents, were "compromised" by the breach and issued new 
cards to customers with active accounts earlier this year.
...

Meanwhile, two other banks, Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank and 
Webster Five Cents Savings Bank in Auburn, each told the state they had 
not detected any theft linked to the incident. A Salem Five spokesman 
declined to comment, while East Boston Savings Bank did not return a 
call seeking comment.

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Other Massachusetts banks that said their customers' information was 
potentially stolen include Danversbank, Strata Bank in Medway, Stoneham 
Bank, Citizens-Union Savings Bank of Fall River, Dean Bank in Franklin, 
The Cooperative Bank in Roslindale, Greenfield Savings Bank, Commerce 
Bank & Trust Co. of Worcester, Milford Federal Savings and Loan 
Association, Northern Bank & Trust Co. of Woburn, Spencer Savings Bank, 
and Enterprise Bank of Lowell.
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