Credit card companies mum on details of breach

While a large number of people are now aware that a computer attack compromised their credit and debit card numbers recently, quite a few of them have been finding it extremely difficult to know more details behind the breach and also how to defend against identity theft. According to consumer advocates, the lack of information comes as a move by Visa and MasterCard to control bad publicity. Nbc5i.com reports:

One North Texas woman's debit card information was stolen in a recent attack against a merchant's database. Her bank told NBC 5 News that Visa refused to provide details such as the identity of the merchant or when the breach occurred.

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