Some new details are emerging about how the hackers who breached Target's credit card system and installed malware on their point of sales terminals managed to accomplish their cyber-heist.
After the huge Target credit card breach during the holiday shopping season was announced, several other retailers were reported to have been affected by the same hackers or malware. Now the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is warning U.S. retailers to prepare for more cyber attacks, as more cases of related to the Target hacking appear.
Neiman Marcus has finally disclosed how many of its customers have been affected by a security breach that it previously disclosed to the public. About 1.1 million customers, according to the high end retail store, have been affected over the last three months by a security breach that has also affected Target and other big retailers.
After the Target data breach over the holidays consumers have been pretty worried about their credit cards and bank accounts. Well, it turns out cybersecurity and other experts agree that you should be worried and expecting more similar attacks.
You may have been the target of cybercrime if you shopped at brick-and-mortar Target stores during the Christmas shopping season. But you might also be in danger if you shopped in six other yet-unnamed retailers, according to a recent report.
