Cyberattack on JETS exposes customer information; MultiLink and ACH networks unaffected

According to Jamaica Observer (General News), KINGSTON, Jamaica — JETS Limited, operator of Jamaica’s MultiLink Debit Card and Automated Clearing House (ACH) networks, confirmed that hackers may have accessed sensitive customer information after a cyberattack on part of its internal administrative systems. The company assured the public that neither the MultiLink nor ACH payment network was compromised, but said the breach may have exposed the names of some customers who received transfers through the ACH network, as well as debit card numbers contained in historical administrative files. JETS stressed that personal identification numbers (PINs), card verification values (CVVs) and card expiry dates were not exposed, as the company does not store that information. According to the company, in a recent statement, its cyber monitoring team detected suspicious activity within a limited section of its internal systems and immediately mo