Fiserv, Inc., a major provider of technology services to financial institutions, just fixed a glaring weakness in its Web platform that exposed personal and financial details of countless customers across hundreds of bank Web sites, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. . Brookfield, Wisc.-based Fiserv [NASDAQ:FISV] is a Fortune 500 company with 24,000 employees and $5.7 billion in earnings last year. Its account and transaction processing systems power the Web sites for hundreds of financial institutions — mostly small community banks and credit unions. The link for this article located at Krebs on Security is no longer available. . Fiserv has taken steps to rectify a crucial vulnerability in its online system that jeopardized sensitive client information for various financial institutions.. Fiserv, Financial Technology, Data Exposure, Web Security, Customer Data Protection. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
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