Merchant Tries to Do Endrun Around Its Data Breach Obligation

Credit unions receive a potential gift from the courts to hold merchants responsible for data breach costs.

By Henry C. Meier, Esq. | February 28, 2023 at 10:00 AM

I would love to see federal law impose direct liability on merchants for the costs associated with data breaches that compromise credit and debit cards. After all, there is not only the direct cost of reissuing the cards but the reputational cost of being associated with a data breach for which you are not responsible.

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