More stores are victims of credit card hackers

http://bobsullivan.net/credit-cards/hotel-chain-latest-victim-of-credit-card-hackers-ill-be-on-capitol-hill-tomorrow-for-hearings-on-target-etc/

by Bob Sullivan on February 3, 2014

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Also, in case you missed it in the slew of credit card fraud news, the Secret Service has indicated that there might me 20 or so retailers who suffered the same fate as Target and Nieman Marcus. The latest news involves the Michaels craft store chain, and the parent company of the Marriott hotel chain; both are investigating possible data thefts.

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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/24/us-target-databreach-fbi-idUSBREA0M1UF20140124

By Jim Finkle and Mark Hosenball
WASHINGTON Thu Jan 23, 2014

(Reuters) - The FBI has warned U.S. retailers to prepare for more cyber attacks after discovering about 20 hacking cases in the past year that involved the same kind of malicious software used against Target Corp in the holiday shopping season.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation distributed a confidential, three-page report to retail companies last week describing the risks posed by "memory-parsing" malware that infects point-of-sale (POS) systems, which include cash registers and credit-card swiping machines found in store checkout aisles.

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"Everybody we work with in the retail space is scared to death because they don't have a lot of defenses to prepare against these types of attacks," said the consultant, who is advising several retailers in current investigations.

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