The as-yet-unknown assailants behind the Target breach demonstrated a high level of sophistication in their attack. This is the conclusion of federal investigators who say that the evidence suggests foreign influence, as part of the malware code was written in Russian, the Wall Street Journal...
Data breaches at top U.S. retailers have revived a debate over who is responsible for the financial burden of cyberattacks on sensitive consumer information. The Wall Street Journal reported on Jan. 12 that the question of who should pay to reissue cards, reinforce security measures...
“And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws,” ― Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are. The Target data breach is old news to most people by now, but the...
Embattled retailer Target sent its general counsel Timothy Baer to speak with state prosecutors on December 23 to address concerns about the recent data breach that affected more than 40 million Target cardholders, Reuters reported. Attorneys general from Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York have reportedly...
Target confirmed a massive data breach on Thursday that rocked the payments world at the busiest time of the year in commerce. Initial estimates suggest the breach compromised the names, credit card numbers, debit card numbers, expiration dates and CVVs of more than 40 million...
Target has officially acknowledged reports that 40 million shoppers may have been impacted by a severe data breach that occurred from November 27 to December 15, a December 19 press released indicated. “We take this matter very seriously and are working with law enforcement to...
“And the wild things roared their terrible roars and gnashed their terrible teeth and rolled their terrible eyes and showed their terrible claws,” ― Maurice Sendak, Where the Wild Things Are. The Target data breach is old news to most people by now, but the...
In the wake of the Target data breach, many experts were wondering whether decoupled debit cards would lose consumer trust and fall out of favor with merchants due to their vulnerability to fraud. However, a new report from American Banker suggests Target’s decoupled debit cards...
Embattled retailer Target sent its general counsel Timothy Baer to speak with state prosecutors on December 23 to address concerns about the recent data breach that affected more than 40 million Target cardholders, Reuters reported. Attorneys general from Connecticut, Massachusetts and New York have reportedly...
