Mastercard reveals data breaches in third-party loyalty program
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Neil Hodge2019-08-27T18:16:00
Mastercard is investigating two data breaches relating to a loyalty program it ran in Germany following a leak of personal information that saw customers’ names, addresses, and credit card numbers circulating on the internet.
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