The American Bankers Association reported it suffered a data breach of its shopping cart application, which members use to sign up for products and services such as conferences.

An ABA executive source said 6,400 records of names and passwords were compromised, but payment card financial data was not compromised because the association encrypts that information.

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ABA President/CEO Frank Keating said the association has begun to investigate the hack on the PCI-compliant shopping cart system.

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