But the three companies confirmed that the breach did not happen to their own systems but also for the security system to partner with another institution.
The three companies did not confirm the exact number of those affected by the penetration process their accounts, but informed sources in this area expressed the belief that private information has been breached about 10 million credit card.
She noted that the operation was probably in New York City.
According to The Wall Street Journal, citing sources in the credit card that has the penetrating systems company "Global Bayments" (Global Payments).
The company declined to comment on this news that led to the decline in its shares by as much as 9 percent on Friday.
It is noteworthy that Visa and MasterCard debit cards are also issued from the personal accounts of the major banks in the United States.
She informed the companies of these banks the process of penetration, while Discover said it was monitoring the accounts of their customers will be issued new cards if necessary.
She (Mastercard) in an official statement of any interest in confronting potential for exposure to the problems of their clients, and promised to continue to monitor the situation and take the necessary measures to protect the account information.
The statement said that if he felt any concerns about customer likes them their accounts immediately contact the financial institutions that issued them with these cards.
Also issued (Visa) a similar statement also stressed the responsibility of non-customers for any purchases made through the accounts of piracy on their credit cards
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