Six more U.S. retailers hit by Target-like hacks

Computerworld Security: January 21, 2014
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Six more U.S. retailers hit by Target-like hacks

Cybercriminals have stolen payment card data from six more U.S. retailers using
similar point-of-sale malware that compromised Target, a computer crime
intelligence company said Friday.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Microsoft will furnish malware assassin to XP users until mid-2015
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2. Obama proposes changes to NSA surveillance
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3. Darlene Storm: Insecure healthcare.gov allowed hacker to access 70,000 records in 4 minutes
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4. Officials: Two people used fake credit cards linked to Target data breach
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5. Obama invokes history for context in surveillance reform speech
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6. Update: Obama's NSA proposals underscore reform challenges
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Microsoft will furnish malware assassin to XP users until mid-2015

Microsoft will continue to offer its malware scrubbing program to Windows XP
users for more than a year after it stops patching the operating system in
April.
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Obama proposes changes to NSA surveillance

President Barack Obama called for changes to U.S. National Security Agency
surveillance, with new privacy advocates assigned to a surveillance court and a
transition away from a controversial telephone records collection program in the
U.S.
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Darlene Storm: Insecure healthcare.gov allowed hacker to access 70,000 records in 4 minutes


Healthcare.gov is still so insecure that a hacker was able to access 70,000
records in four minutes . . . without actually hacking! Kevin Mitnick called the
site's security shameful, joining David Kennedy and other cybersecurity experts
in warning that healthcare.gov is a hack waiting to happen.
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Officials: Two people used fake credit cards linked to Target data breach

Two Mexican nationals have been arrested in Texas after they allegedly attempted
to enter the U.S. with fraudulent credit cards that could be tied to the massive
Target data breach.
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Obama invokes history for context in surveillance reform speech

President Barack Obama positioned his proposals for government surveillance
reforms within the context of U.S. history to argue that spying is -- and always
has been -- necessary.
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Update: Obama's NSA proposals underscore reform challenges

President Obama's proposals to reform the National Security Agency's
surveillance practices reflect the enormous challenges the administration faces
in finding the right balance between national security needs and privacy and
civil rights concerns.
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