-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Via PhysOrg.com (AP).
[snip] For at least 17 months, someone had free rein inside TJX Cos.' computers. Without anyone noticing, one or more intruders installed code on the discount retailer's systems to methodically unearth, collect and transmit account data from at least 45.7 million credit and debit cards. It's believed to be the biggest such breach of customer records ever in the United States - a theft that owes its size in part to the time the electronic heist went undetected, information security experts say. The 17-month duration appears to be unprecedented among recent large U.S. data thefts involving hackers, according to an Associated Press review of a dozen of the biggest cases over the past four years. Experts say the nearly year-and-a-half of undetected access could be a mixed blessing as investigators look for any incriminating evidence left behind. [snip] More: http://www.physorg.com/news95695523.html - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.0 (Build 214) wj8DBQFGH91Gq1pz9mNUZTMRAv0GAKCjen75LcnBOBR8CeGTqqUe2IAOmgCdFCvw Y5t+m3f+ezG/5mVRpJKnX3M= =CSEY -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
