Sunday, October 12, 2014

Kmart target of hackers – AD.nl

Kmart target of hackers – AD.nl

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12-10-14 – 15:06 Source: Reuters
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American operator of budget supermarkets, Kmart was the victim of hackers. In Digital burglary, which took place in early September, presumably customer payment card data stolen. That made the parent company of the company, Sears Holdings, announced this weekend.



The attack on Kmart is the latest incident in a long series. Earlier this year, hackers focused their sights on retailers like Target, Home Depot and Neiman Marcus. Target is struggling so far to nearly $ 150 million in costs as a result of the intrusion, where the data of 40 million customers were stolen.

The retail sector is not the only hunting ground for hackers. The American bank JPMorgan Chase made out to be. Recently known also attacked In addition, the data of 76 million households and 7 million small businesses in the IT system were cheated. The bank announced to double. Its investment budget for digital security

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