Security Firm Sued for Failing to Detect Malware That Caused a 2009 Breach

guest · Jul 9, 2018

Security Firm Sued for Failing to Detect Malware That Caused a 2009 Breach
July 9, 2018
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-to-detect-malware-that-caused-a-2009-breach/

Two insurance companies are suing a cyber-security firm to recover insurance fees paid to a customer after the security firm failed to detect malware on the client's network for months, an issue that led to one of the biggest security breaches of the 2000s.

The two insurance firms are Lexington Insurance Company and Beazley Insurance Company, and both insured Heartland Payment Systems, a leading payment processing company.
Lawsuit related to 2009 Heartland mega breach
In January 2009, Heartland announced a major security breach of its network, following which an attacker stole details for over 100 million payment cards stored on its systems by over 650 of Heartland's customers.
Lawsuit claims Trustwave failed to detect intrusion
But now, according to a civil lawsuit filed on June 28, and first reported by the Cook County Record, the two companies are trying to recover those costs, and are claiming that the security firm with which Heartland had a service contract had failed to honor its agreement.
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Rasheed187 · Jul 14, 2018

Very interesting to see what will be the outcome. But seems like Trustwave says it was simply not in charge of Heartland’s information security.

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