URM Stores has posted an update to a breach disclosed in November. The update indicates that the attack was “similar to” attacks reported by other grocery chains and retailers. URM was first alerted to the breach on October 31 by a bank, but its preliminary investigation did not uncover any signs of an attack. After…
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Update: Neiman-Marcus reports breach involved two related malware insertions
In a letter dated January 25 to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, retailer Neiman-Marcus disclosed some additional details concerning the breach and their attempts to address consumer concerns. As previously reported, in mid-December, Neiman-Marcus learned from its merchant processor of unauthorized payment card activity following purchases at Neiman-Marcus stores. On January 1, Neiman-Marcus learned,…
Michaels Stores reports possible card breach
Brian Krebs has the scoop again. This time it’s Michaels Stores (yes, them again) that may have had a security breach. Read more on KrebsOnSecurity.com. Having had the story start to leak out earlier, Michaels has now issued a statement: Michaels Stores, Inc. (the “Company” or “Michaels”) recently learned of possible fraudulent activity on some U.S….
Target to offer Canadian customers free credit monitoring services
So it seems that the deal Target cut with Experian wasn’t available to Target’s customers in Canada. Not surprisingly, some Target customers there politely complained. Now Target has cut a deal with Equifax so that Canadian customers can also get free services. Canadian customers should go to Equifax.com and enter the code you will have…
EasyDraft notifies Bright Horizons Family Solutions customers of breach involving bank information
eCommerce payment processor EasyDraft is notifying Bright Horizons Family Solutions customers of a breach that started in October 2012 with a misconfigured server. The breach wasn’t discovered until January 2014, however, when Bright Horizons contacted EasyDraft to alert them to the problem. In their report to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, lawyers for EasyDraft write: We…
Some police officers breached data protection
New figures reveal five Jersey police officers have left the force in the past four years after snooping at islanders’ personal data. Three were dismissed and two resigned. Meanwhile in another case, one was reprimanded but kept their job, and another incident dating back two years still hasn’t been resolved. It’s led Deputy Mike Higgins…