January 17, 2014
U.S. Gov’t To Merchants: Beware Of Malware

The U.S. government has a message for merchants: beware of malware. In the wake of one of the biggest data breaches in U.S. history, federal authorities are urging merchants to...

January 17, 2014
Appeals Court Now Mulling Debit-Rate Decision

Players on both sides of the fence on Friday got the chance to air their positions in front of an appellate court over whether to overturn a federal judge’s ruling...

January 17, 2014
Report: Target Breach “Sophisticated”

The as-yet-unknown assailants behind the Target breach demonstrated a high level of sophistication in their attack. This is the conclusion of federal investigators who say that the evidence suggests foreign...

January 16, 2014
Bitcoin Bubble Tracker: January 17

Link to live trading on the various markets Bitcoin Bubble Tracker | Week 7 Frenzied doesn’t even begin to describe the week that was bitcoin this past week. So, we...

January 16, 2014
Citi Dumps Target-Affected Debit Cards

In order to prevent further misuse of active debit cards held by customers, Citi has replaced all debit cards in its network affected by the Target breach. Sources told the...

January 15, 2014
What Processors Should Consider Post-Breach: Their Costs

As investigators continue sorting through the evidence following the now-infamous Target breach, one thing is clear: the embattled retailer is facing big fines and legal costs. The company could be...

January 14, 2014
POS Malware Led To Target Breach

The now-infamous Target breach was a result of a point-of-sale malware attack, the has company now admitted. During an interview with CNBC, Target CEO and chairman Gregg Steinhafel disclosed that...

January 13, 2014
Data Hackers Had Much More Than One Target

Neiman Marcus and Target reportedly weren’t the only retailers to experience devastating data breaches this past holiday season. At least three other smaller retailers experienced similar attacks between November and...

January 13, 2014
Banks, Retailers Debate Data Breach Costs

Data breaches at top U.S. retailers have revived a debate over who is responsible for the financial burden of cyberattacks on sensitive consumer information. The Wall Street Journal reported on...