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.
In light of recent high-profile retail breaches, The Financial Services Roundtable is asking Congress to pass a national data breach notification law and expand oversight of the retail and telecommunications sectors.
The takedown of a counterfeit payment card website was enabled by collaboration between the FBI and the United States Postal Inspection Service. Learn why experts say more of this kind of dual-agency work is needed.
In the quest to prevent data breaches, healthcare providers should take advantage of the free privacy and security resources available from federal regulators. Find out about the most popular guides offered.
U.S. and international law enforcement agents have arrested several individuals for their alleged roles in operating websites that sold customers the compromised passwords to e-mail accounts.
Arts and crafts retailer Michaels is looking into a possible data breach that may have led to fraudulent activity on U.S. payment cards that had been used by customers at Michaels stores.
In 2013, attackers proved that sophisticated DDoS attacks could be launched as effective disruptions and distractions. What are the evolving solutions that now help organizations mitigate these strikes?
Congress is demanding answers about the recent malware attacks against major retailers, and the effort has already resulted in the disclosure of more details about the Neiman Marcus breach.
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