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Target Has Major Credit Card Breach

Posted by samzenpus on from the you're-the-target dept.

JoeyRox writes "Target experienced a system-wide breach of credit card numbers over the Black Friday holiday shopping season. What's unique about this massive breach is that it didn't involve compromising a centralized data center or website but instead represented a distributed attack at individual Target stores across the country. Investigators believe customer account numbers were lifted via software installed on card readers at checkout." Also at Slash BI.

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  1. Well, with a name like that... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well with a name like that, I've been avoiding them for years. Can't hurt to play safe.

  2. I hope no one loses money, but... by cervesaebraciator · · Score: 4, Funny

    the inconvenience of getting a new credit card is karma from making Target employees work on Thanksgiving and Black Friday.

  3. Re:Our Target just installed new card readers by SeaFox · · Score: 5, Funny

    This must mean something, or not.

    ...those would be the choices

  4. Re:I Stopped Shopping At Target by ruir · · Score: 1, Funny

    You were buying a terrorist training kit, what do you expect? Glad you told them to sod off, we need more people like you.