Mary-Ann Russon reports: Security researchers have discovered that a piece of malware named after the Star Wars character Chewbacca has been used to steal payment card and personal information 49,000 payment cards stored by 45 retailers in 11 countries. Details from the payment cards were stolen from 24 million payment card transactions over two months,…
Category: Malware
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,…
POLL: Consumers concerned, not changing habits after Target data breach
Anne D’Innocenzio of Associated Press reports: American shoppers say they are very concerned about the safety of their personal information following a massive security breach at Target, but many aren’t taking steps to ensure their data is more secure, according to a new Associated Press–GfK Poll. The poll finds a striking contradiction: Americans say they…
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…
FBI warns retailers to expect more credit card breaches
The FBI has warned U.S. retailers to prepare for more cyber attacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year that involved the same kind of malicious software used against Target Corp in the holiday shopping season. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation distributed a confidential, three-page report to retail companies last week…
Update: Neiman Marcus says security breach may affect up to 1.1 million cards
Associated Press reports that retailer Neiman Marcus now says that up to 1.1 million customers’ card may be compromised by a breach that occurred between July and October. In their updated statement on their website, CEO Karen Katz writes: We deeply regret and are very sorry that some of our customers’ payment cards were used…