The Data Breaches Continue: Neiman Marcus

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The Data Breaches Continue: Neiman Marcus

The Data Breaches Continue: Neiman Marcus

Upscale department store Neiman Marcus has confirmed a data breach that struck its stores mid-December. The size and nature of the data compromised remain unclear, but the news delivers another blow to consumers already shaken by the massive breach under investigation at Target stores across the country. Neiman Marcus, based in Dallas, has stores in... Read More

Does the Latest Target Data Breach News Up the Ante?

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Does the Latest Target Data Breach News Up the Ante?

Does the Latest Target Data Breach News Up the Ante?

If you’re one of the 40 million victims of the massive Target data breach, it looks like you’re in good company. Target announced Friday in a press release that it has unearthed evidence that more customer information was compromised in last month’s data breach than was originally suspected. After originally stating in December that credit... Read More

Discover Nixing Alternate Credit Card Number Program

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Discover Nixing Alternate Credit Card Number Program

Discover Nixing Alternate Credit Card Number Program

Financial services company Discover recently announced it will discontinue its Secure Online Account Numbers program, which allows customers to generate alternate credit card numbers to use for online payments, instead of using their full account number. The explanation posted to the company’s website provides little information about the decision: “As part of our normal business practice, we... Read More

Target Data Breach: There Hasn’t Been Much Fraud…Yet

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Target Data Breach: There Hasn’t Been Much Fraud…Yet

Target Data Breach: There Hasn’t Been Much Fraud…Yet

With 40 million stolen credit and debit card accounts used at Target floating around in cyberspace, you’d think everyone would know someone hit by credit card fraud by now. Not so. Not yet, anyway. In fact, according to one fraud-fighting company, there’s little sign of an increase of fraudulent charges among Target breach victims. What... Read More