<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><a href="https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/local/wellington-potential-data-breach-may-have-exposed-information/3A03rMfDrPnjMd90OJXgKN/">https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/local/wellington-potential-data-breach-may-have-exposed-information/3A03rMfDrPnjMd90OJXgKN/</a><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span></b><span style="font-size:10pt"></span><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></span><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;display:inline;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">A possible data breach may have exposed the information of Wellington’s residents and customers, the village said Thursday.</p><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Wellington found out about the breach recently when the village was notified of potential unauthorized charges to credit cards used by customers to pay utility bills, according to a news release.</p><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Billing vendor Superion told Wellington Wednesday of “vulnerabilities in their software” with the Click2Gov system used to accept utility bill payments, the village said.</p><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Once notified, Wellington shut down its Superion connection and started trying to determine what information if any was exposed. That process continues and technicians are beefing up the village’s hardware and software to take care of any breach, the village said.</p><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Superion was unable to confirm that any customer information was compromised, but Wellington said it decided to notify customers as a precaution.</p><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">“The village takes the security and protection of its customers’ confidential information seriously,” Wellington said.</p><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Potentially at risk is credit card information for utility bill payments made from July 2017 to February 2018, including customer names, credit card numbers and expiration dates. Phone payments were not affected, Wellington said.</p><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The village is upgrading its software and security protocols and building a new server. Until the system once more is secure, these methods can be used to pay utility and building department bills:</p><ul style="padding:0px;margin:30px 0px 30px 25px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;list-style-position:inside;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><li style="line-height:20px">To pay a utility bill, call Customer Service at 561-791-4010.</li><li style="line-height:20px">To pay a building department bill, call 561-753-2430.</li><li style="line-height:20px">To pay either, call the Interactive Voice Response line at 561-753-2418.</li><li style="line-height:20px">Pay in person at Village Hall, 12300 Forest Hill Blvd.</li><li style="line-height:20px">Utility payments may use the drop box outside Village Hall.</li></ul><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"></p><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><strong style="font-weight:700;font-style:normal">What to do</strong></p><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">• Review credit card statements and report unauthorized charges, no matter how small, to the card issuer.</p><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">• Ask your credit card issuer or bank to deactivate your card and issue a new card.</p><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">• Request a fraud alert on your credit file. This will tell creditors to contact you before opening new accounts or changing existing accounts.</p><p style="margin:30px 0px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">• Request credit reports be sent to you, free of charge, for your review. Even if you do not find any suspicious activity on your credit reports, the Federal Trade Commission recommends that you check your credit reports periodically. Equifax: Equifax.com or 800-525-6285; Experian: Experian.com or 888-397-3742; TransUnion: Transunion.com or 800-680-7289.</p><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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