* Number of investigations carried out during the period.
** SQL injection: allows hackers to extract card data from the website through search text boxes.
Worldpay provides secure payment services for small and large businesses, including payments online, card machines and telephone payments.
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Worldpay customers main three causes of card data breaches in the UK 2011-2014
This statistic displays the top three causes of card data breaches amongst customers of Worldpay systems in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2014. It was reported that malicious web shells were a very common and further increasing cause of card data breach over this period of time.
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WorldPay. (April 15, 2015). Share of card data breaches amongst customers of Worldpay systems in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2014, by leading three causes [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/474838/card-data-breaches-causes-for-worldpay-customers-uk/
WorldPay. "Share of card data breaches amongst customers of Worldpay systems in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2014, by leading three causes." Chart. April 15, 2015. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/474838/card-data-breaches-causes-for-worldpay-customers-uk/
WorldPay. (2015). Share of card data breaches amongst customers of Worldpay systems in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2014, by leading three causes. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 03, 2026. /statistics/474838/card-data-breaches-causes-for-worldpay-customers-uk/
WorldPay. "Share of Card Data Breaches amongst Customers of Worldpay Systems in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 2011 and 2014, by Leading Three Causes." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 15 Apr 2015, /statistics/474838/card-data-breaches-causes-for-worldpay-customers-uk/
WorldPay, Share of card data breaches amongst customers of Worldpay systems in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2014, by leading three causes ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/474838/card-data-breaches-causes-for-worldpay-customers-uk/ (last visited August 03, 2026)
Share of card data breaches amongst customers of Worldpay systems in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2011 and 2014, by leading three causes [Graph], WorldPay, April 15, 2015. [Online]. Available: /statistics/474838/card-data-breaches-causes-for-worldpay-customers-uk/
