Brian Krebs gets the scoop again: Last week, Target told reporters at The Wall Street Journal and Reuters that the initial intrusion into its systems was traced back to network credentials that were stolen from a third party vendor. Sources now tell KrebsOnSecurity that the vendor in question was a refrigeration, heating and air conditioning subcontractor that has worked at a…
Category: Business Sector
White Lodging releases additional information about data breach investigation (updated)
Forgot to post this one the other day…. MERRILLVILLE, Ind., Feb. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Officials of White Lodging Services Corporation, an independent hotel management company, announce the suspected breach of point of sales systems from the period March 20 – December 16, 2013 at food and beverage outlets, such as restaurants and lounges, at 14 properties. In addition,…
Industries dodge breach blame
Associated Press reports: Banks and big retailers are locked in a debate over the breach of consumer data that gripped Target Corp. during the holiday season. At issue: Which industry bears more responsibility for protecting consumers’ personal information? The retailers’ argument: Banks must upgrade the security technology for the credit and debit cards they issue….
Target security breach lasted longer than previously thought
David Rothberg reports: A Target Corp. official told a Senate committee that a massive security breach affecting up to 110 million holiday shoppers lasted three days longer than previously thought. Chief Financial Officer John Mulligan disclosed the latest information in written testimony at a hearing Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, which is considering ways to protect consumers’…
Target Accelerates Implementation of Chip-Enabled Smart Card Technology to Protect Consumers from Fraud
In conjunction with their CFO’s testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning, Target has issued this press release: Target Chief Financial Officer John Mulligan, in testimony before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary in Washington, D.C., announced today that the company will be accelerating its implementation of smart card technology designed to dramatically reduce…
RedHack hacks TTNET, Turkey’s largest ISP
Today well known hacker collective RedHack has announced a breach of data on Turkey’s biggest ISP. The attack is on TTNET (http://www.ttnet.com.tr) which is Turkey’s biggest internet service and other telecom services provider. RedHack has announced from the @Redhack_en twitter account that they are starting to dump the data of clients who are not ordinary…