The breach at Target stores that may have affected as many as 40 million credit and debit card account holders is a watershed moment that could greatly raise awareness of cybersecurity risks, says privacy attorney David Navetta.
Yahoo is advising an undisclosed number of its users to reset their passwords following a malware attack that led to unauthorized access to Yahoo Mail accounts.
Security vendor RSA has uncovered a point-of-sale malware operation in the Ukraine that has stolen payment card and personal data from 45 small and midsize retailers.
The breach at Target Corp. that compromised as many as 40 million payment card accounts, along with the personal information of about 70 million customers, was the result of hackers stealing electronic credentials from a vendor, the retailer reports.
In this week's breach roundup, read about the latest incidents, including the theft of 55 unencrypted laptops from Coca Cola that affected 74,000 individuals.
Leading this week's industry news roundup, FireEye Inc. announced the rollout of FireEye OS 7.1., an update to the FireEye OS. See additional news from Arbor Networks, HID Global and more.
While numerous sources say they're sure two leading U.S. banks were targeted this week by DDoS attacks, they're fuzzy about the nature of the hacktivist group claiming credit.
The hacktivist group European Cyber Army on Jan. 28 said it waged DDoS attacks against Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase. DDoS-tracking sources say the botnet involved is the same one used for 2012-2013 attacks against U.S. banks.
The Justice Department is investigating the massive breach at Target Corp. that affected tens of millions of customers, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder confirms.
Retail data breaches are growing. ISight Partners' Tiffany Jones, a researcher who helped the Department of Homeland Security prepare its report about malware attacks, offers new insight into the latest cyber-attacks.
While details surrounding a suspected breach at Michaels remain unclear, two U.S. card issuers say they believe the retailer was targeted by point-of-sale malware similar to what compromised Target and Neiman Marcus.
Representatives of the American Bankers Association, the National Retail Federation and the PCI Security Standards Council are among those slated to testify at a Feb. 3 Senate hearing on safeguarding consumers' financial data.
The primary developer and distributor of SpyEye malware, which steals online banking credentials and credit card information, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud.
Arts and crafts retailer Michaels is looking into a possible data breach that may have led to fraudulent activity on U.S. payment cards. But experts disagree about whether there's a connection to the Target and Neiman Marcus attacks.
A previously reported credit card breach in South Korea is much larger than originally reported. A consumer watchdog now says up to 104 million credit cards were compromised.
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