Heartland Payment Systems CompromiseUpdated: January 27, 2009Visa USA has released information regarding a large-scale card compromise involving account data from all card brands. The compromised card processor is Heartland Payment Systems, which is a third party payment processing company based in Princeton, New Jersey. Visa is continuing to investigate the matter, but initial results indicate that the processor had magnetic stripe data compromised by malicious software between the dates of May 14, 2008 through November 13, 2008. Although certain account data may have been compromised in the incident, it does not necessarily mean that your account data was involved or that fraud has occurred on your account. Please be assured that the credit union is monitoring all activity on all potentially compromised accounts. You will be notified if we determine that your card is at an elevated risk of fraud. Over the past several years, METRO Federal Credit Union has been very diligent in investing in and implementing the very latest in fraud detection and prevention tools in order to protect our members from the risks associated with industry security breaches. Cardholder accounts are monitored around the clock for questionable activity and we will take whatever action is necessary in order to protect your account. Even with these tools in place, it is important that you review your account statements and report any unusual activity to us immediately. It is also important to note that if fraud should occur, as a Visa cardholder, you are protected with Visa’s Zero Liability policy, which means that you will pay nothing for unauthorized activity on your account. We realize that you may have additional questions related to this compromise. Please contact Kasey at 847-670-0459 if you have any further questions or if you notice an unusual activity on your account.
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