Heartland gains PCI compliance from Visa

Article

Heartland gains PCI compliance from Visa

SearchFinancialSecurity.com Staff

Payment processor Heartland Payment Systems Inc. regained its status as an approved service provider by Visa Inc., attesting that the firm is compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards.

    Requires Free Membership to View

    SearchFinancialSecurity.com members gain immediate and unlimited access to in-depth technical advice, strategies, and expert guides for securing data in high-risk financial environments. Join me on SearchFinancialSecurity.com today!

    Michael S. Mimoso, Editorial Director

    By submitting your registration information to SearchFinancialSecurity.com you agree to receive email communications from TechTarget and TechTarget partners. We encourage you to read our Privacy Policy which contains important disclosures about how we collect and use your registration and other information. If you reside outside of the United States, by submitting this registration information you consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States. Your use of SearchFinancialSecurity.com is governed by our Terms of Use. You may contact us at webmaster@TechTarget.com.

SearchFinancialSecurity.com:
To get security news and tips delivered to your inbox, click here to sign up for our free newsletter.

The company was placed on Visa's PCI-compliant list today. Visa dropped Heartland from its list of PCI compliant vendors in March following the disclosure that the processor suffered a massive data breach at its facility.

In a statement issued Friday, Heartland said it completed a successful annual PCI compliance assessment. Service providers are required to revalidate their compliance to Visa on an annual basis.

The Princeton, N.J.-based payment processor announced Jan. 20 that its systems were breached last year when intruders installed malware to pilfer data crossing the company's network. A number of arrests have been made. Sherriff's authorities in Tallahassee, Fla. arrested three suspects for using stolen credit card numbers to make purchases at local Wal-Mart stores.

In February, Heartland Chairman and CEO Robert Carr acknowledged a number of lawsuits filed against the company as a result of the breach. Carr said the company could not yet reasonably estimate the potential impact of the breach on the day-to-day operations of the business.