Consumers getting notices from banks or credit unions about possible fraud on their credit cards should take an active, daily role in monitoring their accounts, area bank officials say. First reported on Jan. 19, East Coast credit card company Heartland Payment Systems said a vast number of U.S. credit cards may have been compromised during a security breach in 2008.

Consumers getting notices from banks or credit unions about possible fraud on their credit cards should take an active, daily role in monitoring their accounts, area bank officials say.