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Heartland CEO: Data Breach as Bad as Tylenol Poisonings

Posted by Paisano1 1217 days ago (http://information-security-resources.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: breach data information it security
Heartland Payment Systems stock (HPY) was hit hard in the wake of what is being described as the biggest single breach of consumer and financial data security ever. The company issued statements Friday (1/23) in an effort at damage control in which the CEO compares the potential industry-wide impact of the breach to none other than that of the Tylenol poisonings of some twenty-five years ago that nearly brought down the drug maker.
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