N.H. Breach May Have Exposed Credit Card Data

The FBI, the U.S. Department of Justice and New Hampshire officials are investigating a potential security breach after a malicious application was found on a state server during a routine check earlier this month. State officials said last week that there is no evidence yet that any credit card information was stored on the server. The New Hampshire Division of Motor Vehicles and the state Veterans Home use the server to transmit financial information. The state's Liquor Commission uses it as a backup for sales transactions. The server held only credit card numbers; no other personal information was stored on it, officials said. New Hampshire CIO Richard C. Bailey Jr. said that an unnamed state Office of Information Technology employee was placed on paid leave as part of the investigation. He declined to comment further on that action.

Source - Computer World