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RBS WorldPay

Disclosed Dec 23, 200817 years ago1,500,000 affectedUnverified

Hackers break into RBS WorldPay, exposing 1.5 million prepaid card holders

RBS WorldPay admitted that hackers broke into its US systems, putting up to 1.5 million payroll and gift card holders at risk and exposing up to 1.1 million Social Security numbers. PINs were reset and credit monitoring offered.

What is known

People affected1,500,000 (as reported by the organization)
DisclosedDec 23, 2008
AttackHacking
Data exposedPayment cards, Social Security numbers, Names
SectorFinance · US
StatusUnverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization

Sources

Source
RBS WorldPay breach exposes 1.5 million - The Registertheregister.co.uk · News

Notices filed

WhereFiledPeople
ResearchtotalDec 23, 20081,500,000
History of this record
  • 2026-09-25 · added · seed source

First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.

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