Global Payments
Disclosed Mar 30, 201214 years ago1,500,000 affectedConfirmed
Card processor says up to 1.5 million card numbers may have been exported
Global Payments self-reported unauthorized access to its processing system and said fewer than 1.5 million card numbers, with Track 2 data, may have been exported from its North American systems; names, addresses and SSNs were not obtained.
What is known
| People affected | 1,500,000 (as reported by the organization) |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | Mar 30, 2012 |
| Attack | Hacking |
| Data exposed | Payment cards |
| Sector | Finance · US |
| Status | Confirmed |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| California Attorney General breach notice: Global Paymentsoag.ca.gov · Official notice | Official notice |
| Global Payments April 1, 2012 press release (8-K exhibit)sec.gov · SEC filing | SEC filing |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | Mar 30, 2012 | 1,500,000 |
| California AGresidents of CA | Jul 3, 2012 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · sector: tech to finance · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · attack: unknown to hacking · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · data_types: [] to ["payment-card"] · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · records_basis: empty to organization · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · records: empty to 1500000 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · disclosed: 2012-07-03 to 2012-03-30 · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · summary: empty to Global Payments self-reported unauthorized access to its processing system and said fewer than 1.5 million card numbers, with Track 2 data, may have been exported from its North American systems; names, addresses and SSNs were not obtained. · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · title: empty to Card processor says up to 1.5 million card numbers may have been exported · seed source
- 2026-09-25 · added · backfill source
First seen 2026-09-25 (California AG), confirmed by California AG. Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.