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Join the Cybersecurity and Incident Response Group on LinkedInJimmy John’s Confirms Breach at 216 Stores — Krebs on Security
More than seven weeks after this publication broke the news of a possible credit card breach at nationwide sandwich chain Jimmy John’s, the company now confirms that a break-in at one of its payment vendors jeopardized customer credit and debit card information at 216 stores. via Jimmy John’s Confirms Breach at 216 Stores — Krebs […]
100 lawyers in a room: Target case draws the suits to St. Paul — Pioneer Press
The Target data breach is now the subject of a massive court case, and Wednesday, nearly 100 lawyers from across the country crowded into a St. Paul courtroom as the legal jockeying began. More than 140 lawsuits — filed against Target by consumers, shareholders and banks — have been consolidated before U.S. District Judge Paul […]
Retail industry to share data breach information – Los Angeles Times
Retail heavyweights such as J.C. Penney, Gap, Nike and Walgreen are joining forces with the Retail Industry Leaders Assn. to try to protect the industry from hackers and other cybercriminals. via Retail industry to share data breach information – Los Angeles Times.
About 50K transactions, other data, compromised in three-month breach – SC Magazine
Arizona-based Gingerbread Shed Corporation is notifying customers that an unauthorized individual gained access to its systems for roughly three months and may have compromised about 50,000 transactions, as well as other data. via About 50K transactions, other data, compromised in three-month breach – SC Magazine
Hackers are getting better at offense. Companies aren’t getting better at defense — Washington Post
High-profile data breaches at retailers such as Target, Neiman Marcus and Michaels brought the sorry state of corporate cybersecurity into sharp focus last year as millions of customers found the data they had entrusted to companies had fallen into the hands of cybercriminals. But are you ready for the bad news? It is likely to […]
The need for greed, inside the hacker’s head — RetailingToday.com
It’s just that — greed — that attracts cyber criminals to retailers. The nature of your business puts dollar signs in their eyes. No matter if you sell groceries or luxury goods, you’re unfortunately appealing prey, and this is unlikely to change. Your business is dependent upon processing a tremendous volume of personally identifiable information […]
Retailer Michaels Stores confirms payment card data breach — Reuters
Michaels Stores said the breach, which took place between May 8, 2013 and January 27, 2014, may have affected about 2.6 million cards, or about 7 percent of payment cards used at its stores during the period. via Retailer Michaels Stores confirms payment card data breach — Reuters