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In Target, hackers found a gold mine -- with easy access
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| Elizabeth A. Harris, Nicole Perlroth, Nathaniel Popper and Hilary Stout
Posted on 01/19/2014 10:35:43 AM PST by TurboZamboni
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To: TurboZamboni
“Those cards will continue to have value for quite a while. These cards will still be available for purchase a year from now.”
Which is why EVERYONE whose card was stolen should have IMMEDIATELY cancelled their accounts and obtained new cards with new account numbers, despite the BS from Target and others that “monitoring” your bill for a couple of years was all that was necessary.
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posted on
01/19/2014 11:40:42 AM PST
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: TurboZamboni
BS and four wetawds to write this drivel.
Inside job period.
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posted on
01/19/2014 12:07:19 PM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: TurboZamboni
Easy access...
Yeah, that’s what they want you to think. Do folks think the Department of Defense and other government sites hit by Wikileaks were easy targets?
Sorry, but I don’t think Target was an easy touch. There are people out there who are very crafty, and can break these systems.
Frankly, I think it would be a hoot if someone were to wait until the NSA states it doesn’t do something, and then release information taken from them that shows they do in fact do it.
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posted on
01/19/2014 12:08:28 PM PST
by
DoughtyOne
(ZERO is still zero, and John Kerry is a mock-puppet!)
To: grania
Why not?
They’re insured.,
It’s the credit cards company problemo.
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posted on
01/19/2014 12:08:54 PM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: nascarnation
Same here. I use Amex for everything. If they detect fraud they issue a new card immediately. Any disputed charge comes off immediately. Safer than cash.
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posted on
01/19/2014 12:15:09 PM PST
by
sheana
To: sheana
Same here. I use Amex for everything. If they detect fraud they issue a new card immediately. Any disputed charge comes off immediately. Safer than cash.I've stopped paying with my debit and have switched to Amex as well.
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posted on
01/19/2014 12:23:32 PM PST
by
Sans-Culotte
( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
To: Revolting cat!
To: Vendome; grania
Why not? Theyre insured.,
Its the credit cards company problem.
Target is self insured.
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posted on
01/19/2014 5:38:40 PM PST
by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your teaching is my delight.)
To: UriÂ’el-2012; grania
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posted on
01/19/2014 5:44:16 PM PST
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
To: rawhide
I only made one purchase at Target during the infected known timespan. So far, nothing from my credit card company. Near the bottom of the long article it stated that those numbers will still be sold a year from now.
If I had shopped at Target I would change all my numbers. I'm just saying.
Plus, I will now go back to checks when I don't use cash.
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posted on
01/20/2014 6:30:56 AM PST
by
The Bat Lady
(I will be voting against Cornyn in the TX primary.)
To: The Bat Lady
You would think Visa would notify me? Maybe they feel my card is okay? It was a credit card I used, not a debit card.
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posted on
01/20/2014 6:45:30 AM PST
by
rawhide
To: Revolting cat!
Where is Targets IT department? In Bangalore? Likely half of it is there.
More likely all or nearly all.
Good security does not come cheap and Target's goal is to maximize quarterly profits.
Most likely Target out sources IT to a company nominally located in the US or Canada which in turn has it's work done in India. Just like the ObamaCare web site.
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posted on
01/20/2014 7:16:01 AM PST
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khelus
To: Revolting cat!
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01/20/2014 7:21:14 AM PST
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khelus
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