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The P.F. Chang’s Breach and the Evolution of Cyber Crime

The P.F. Chang’s Breach and the Evolution of Cyber Crime

Restaurant chain P.F. Chang’s Chinese Bistro is the most recent high-profile security breach, potentially impacting millions of customers.  Cyber criminals targeted P.F. Chang’s nationwide locations, breaking through their security systems as early as September 2013. ...

SMBs, especially retailers, face real cyber risks

In the wake of last year’s massive Target breach, public awareness of data breaches has increased. More people are realizing that a cyber incident can be costly, difficult to repair, and might even directly affect their own personal information. Estimates are that up...

Boston University paychecks stolen, likely due to phishing

Ten employees of Boston University had their paychecks stolen after cyber criminals got access to their user names and passwords and changed the accounts connected with their direct deposits. Law enforcement officials believe the employees were victims of phishing....

Michaels arts and crafts store suspects cyber crime

Michaels, the country’s largest arts and crafts chain, suspects it might be victim to a cyber crime. The store announced last week that some customers’ credit and bank cards had “possible fraudulent activity.” The Secret Service is investigating. Article Excerpt:...

Target breached in huge cyber attack

The buzz in the tech world and news publications over the past month has been the massive breach of retail giant Target. Originally thought to have affected 40 million customers, Target recently reported that number is as high as 110 million, according to USA Today....

California cyber breaches are costing state millions

A recent analysis of data breaches within California’s government shows that since 2007, state agencies and departments have been compromised over 7300 times. Article Excerpt: An analysis of data collected from California’s Department of Technology shows there have...