After all the reports in our Security News forum about all of the Point Of Sale breaches over the last few months this article gives a Timeline of all of breaches going back to 2002, quite an interesting read and it puts it all into perspective.

 

September 30, 2014 By Andrew Hay

 

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If you’re like us you have a hard time remembering the point of sale (PoS) breaches that have occurred over the years. In an effort to simplify past public breaches, we have created a timeline that describes 59 distinct PoS-related breaches where the following were (or are believed to be) true:

• Malicious software was installed or a malicious actor gained unapproved access to the PoS system,
  
• Card holder information was, or could have been, exfiltrated from the organization, and
  
• The breach was reported via a publicized breach notification or by the media

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