November 12, 2014 DATA BREACHES,IT SECURITY

Postal Service breach offers cautionary Lesson

By Byron Acohido

The massive data breach disclosed by U.S. Postal Service is a stark reminder that cyber criminals’ appetite for personal data is just as voracious as it is for stolen credit card numbers.

Target, Neiman Marcus, PF Chang’s, Home Depot and Dairy Queen—these merchants top the list of companies responsible for losing payment card data for tens of millions of patrons. (Read more)