Schnucks, a Midwestern grocery store chain, has confirmed that “malicious computer code” was used to hack into its payment card processing system to steal data from customers’ debit and credit cards. Article Excerpt: Schnucks, a St. Louis-based grocery store chain...
It’s no secret that many businesses are unprotected from cyber risks. A new study released recently by Zurich confirms this: Only 19% of all organizations polled had insurance for cyber liability. Yet, most firms are increasingly worried about cyber issues. Though...
According to some experts, the biggest cyber attack in history began this week, and as a result of the battle, Internet access speeds around the world have reportedly suffered. Amazingly, the massive attack is the result of a feud between a web hosting company and an...
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently ruled that ZIP codes qualify as personal identification information (PII) in that state. In the case, a retailer had asked a customer for her ZIP code when processing her credit card for a purchase. The court found...
Large banks have been under cyber attack lately, and JPMorgan Chase & Co. seems to be the latest victim. In this particular incident, the attackers used a technique know as denial-of-service (DoS), which is designed to overwhelm a server or group of servers with...
