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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Target stores' customers hit by major credit card
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Target stores' customers hit by major credit card attack
http://j.mp/1bRzvCv (Chicago Tribune)
"Investigators believe the data was obtained via software installed
on machines that customers use to swipe magnetic strips on their
cards when paying for merchandise at Target stores, according to
the person who was not authorized to discuss the matter and
declined to provide further details. Krebs on Security, a closely
watched security industry blog that broke the news, said the
breach involved nearly all of Target's 1,797 stores in the United
States, citing sources at two credit card issuers. The report said
that "track data" from at least 1 million payment cards was
thought to have been stolen before Target uncovered the operation,
but that the number could be significantly higher."
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