Target says attackers stole vendor credentials

Computerworld Security: January 30, 2014
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Target says attackers stole vendor credentials

Target said Wednesday that intruders accessed its systems by using credentials
"stolen" from a vendor, one of the first details the retailer has revealed about
how hackers got inside.
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1. NSA gets its first civil liberties and privacy officer
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2. Senator pushes for an end to NSA phone records program
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3. Misuse of proprietary data alone doesn't violate CFAA, judge rules
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4. U.S. is investigating Target data breach, AG Holder says
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NSA gets its first civil liberties and privacy officer

The National Security Agency has reportedly appointed Rebecca Richards, a
former deputy privacy official at the Department of Homeland Security, as its
first privacy officer.
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Senator pushes for an end to NSA phone records program

Senator Patrick Leahy questioned how the Constitution allows the National
Security Agency's bulk collection of U.S. telephone records and repeated his
calls for President Barack Obama's administration to end the program during a
hearing Wednesday.
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Misuse of proprietary data alone doesn't violate CFAA, judge rules

Federal courts have started ruling against companies using the much-reviled
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act to pursue employees and others who allegedly
misappropriate proprietary data.
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U.S. is investigating Target data breach, AG Holder says

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the data breach at Target
stores, which compromised as many as 110 million payment cards and personal
records in one of the largest such attacks on record.
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