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.
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.
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.
Cybercriminals exploiting weaknesses in how users employ passwords is a significant factor behind an increase in records exposed in breaches during 2013, says Craig Spiezle of the Online Trust Alliance.
After payment card breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus, security experts ask why mandates for compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard have failed to protect cardholder data.
Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus acknowledges a breach of its payments system dating back to July 2013 may have exposed more than 1 million credit and debit cards.
When did the Neiman Marcus data breach occur? The retailer says it may have begun last July, but banking and fraud experts point to evidence that suggests the breach actually may have occurred a year ago.
The new year continues to bring with it substantial information security vendor consolidation activity. VMWare announced it has acquired AirWatch, while HID Global has purchased IdenTrust.
A new, free iPhone app is designed to help organizations navigate 46 state data breach notification laws as well as federal statutes, such as HIPAA, attorney Scott Vernick says.
With information freely available about anyone on the Internet, ISACA's Robert Stroud says security professionals need to better monitor and control how personal information is being accessed and used.
Evidence is mounting that the breaches reported by Target and Neiman Marcus are part of a wider assault against U.S. retailers. Meanwhile, payment card-issuing institutions say they're taking proactive steps to keep fraud at bay.
Technology is the biggest challenge to ethics and compliance in organizations today, says Deloitte's Keith Darcy. "We have the capacity to do things before we ever consider the ethical consequences ..."
Dan Clements of IntelCrawler, the research firm that claims it traced malware apparently used in the Target breach and other retailer attacks to a 17-year-old hacker in Russia, offers an exclusive, in-depth explanation of his company's findings.
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