Target Credit Card Breach

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  Target Announces $19 Million Data Breach Settlement With MasterCard

  The amount under the settlement covers costs banks incurred to reissue credit cards and debit cards to customers due to the breach.

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  Home Depot Data Breach Affected 56 Million Credit and Debit Cards

  The size of the theft at Home Depot trails only that of TJX Companies' heist of 90 million records disclosed in 2007.

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  eBay, Target Failures Spark Search for New Security Approach

  The security community has been rocked by news of a massive breach at eBay affecting as many as 145 million customers, following another that hit 110 million at retailer Target.

• Banks pull out of lawsuit against Target, Trustwave over data breach

  Two US banks that sued Target Corp and credit card security firm Trustwave Holdings Inc over responsibility for one of the largest data breaches on record have at least for now dropped their lawsuit.

• Credit card data breach targets Marriott, Sheraton, other hotels

  A credit card data breach has been detected that exposed guests at certain Marriott, Holiday Inn, Sheraton and other hotel properties to theft, hotel management firm White Lodging Services Corp said on Monday.

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  Target data breach being probed by Justice Department, confirms US Attorney General

  Eric Holder confirmed on Wednesday that the Justice Department is investigating the hacking of consumer data from Target.

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  FBI warns US retailers to expect more credit card breaches

  The agency discovered about 20 hacking cases in the past year that involved the same kind of malicious software used against Target.

• FBI warns retailers to expect more credit card breaches

  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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  Target breach: US House Democrats call for congressional inquiry

  The request to the Financial Services Committee of the US House of Representatives piggybacks on a similar move by Senate Democrats on Friday.

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  Post-Target breach, US retail trade group calls for tougher security measures

  The National Retail Federation that represents Target, Wal-Mart and other big stores.

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  Target says data breach affected 70 million customers

  Target said personal information was stolen from as many as 70 million customers in its pre-Christmas data breach.

• US Justice Department investigates data breach: Target store

  Target Corp. said on Monday that the Department of Justice is investigating the credit and debit card security breach.

• Weak US card security made Target store susceptible

  The U.S. is the juiciest target for hackers hunting credit card information and experts say incidents like the recent data theft at Target's stores will get worse before they get better.

• Target cyber breach hits 40 million credit and debit cards during holiday season

  Target Corp said hackers have stolen data from up to 40 million credit and debit cards of shoppers who visited its stores during the first three weeks of the holiday season

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  Targeted nature of email breach worries experts

  A security breach has exposed the e-mail addresses of millions of customers for major banks and retailers.