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Site SearchRaleigh, N.C. — The North Carolina State Employees Credit Union is sending new credit cards and personal identification numbers to members after a national credit card processing company reported a security breach.
Heartland Payment Systems is a national Visa processor for over 250,000 merchants including hotels, restaurants and retailers.
SECU receives card transactions through Visa, which receives the transactions from Heartland.
The credit union said the decision to issue new cards was a precaution and does not mean accounts have had unauthorized activity. It is also urging account holders to monitor activity on credit and debit accounts.
Cards that may have been affected will be de-activated on Feb. 9.
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Heartland is a merchant services company, they interact with merchants. Therefore the question isn't who you do your banking with, but where do you shop?
January 27, 2009 10:28 a.m.
January 26, 2009 9:19 p.m.
"Security breach at Heartland Payment Systems could affect accounts at any and all banks."
NOT ALL BANKS USE HEARTLAND.
January 26, 2009 4:51 p.m.
January 26, 2009 2:36 p.m.
Lame story.
I have a CFCU account, and they better pay more interest for the lack of services and a decent web interface.
January 26, 2009 2:19 p.m.