Data Privacy
Jul. 8, 2016
Merchants fight back over data breach fines
From the frontlines of the data breach wars: new payment card industry developments warrant increasing attention from merchants and others. By Russell Cohen and Adrienne Tierney
As night follows day, consumer class actions targeting merchants abound in the wake of high profile data breaches. But as day follows night, enforcement of payment card industry data security standards (PCI DSS) may be the area warranting merchants' closest attention.
PCI DSS fines and assessments are often the largest cost faced by merchants following a data breach. Merchants contractually agree unde...
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