Heartland Payment Systems

On Monday, August 17, 2009, the Department of Justice issued a news release about the indictment of a suspect in Heartland Payment Systems' 2008 data compromise. Click here to read the release.

Heartland issued this reaction to the release and clarifies that this is not a new breach as may have been erroneously reported in some media outlets:

August 17, 2009

Heartland Payment Systems would like to congratulate Department of Justice and Treasury officials on their effort to bring to justice some of the individuals behind numerous data breaches in recent years. The commitment and persistence shown by law enforcement and other stakeholders in this matter has been exemplary.

Heartland looks forward to lending whatever support we can to this investigation as well as the broader fight against global cyber criminals.

Robert O. Carr
Chairman and CEO
Heartland Payment Systems

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