Tag: Target

Target hackers stole over 40 million credit cards, How did they do it?

Tech News, TechnologyAugust 14, 20190Comments

A few months back we first heard about the news that over 40 million credit cards were stolen from Target during Black Friday until December 15th, several weeks after Target released a PR in which it confirms that over 70 million names, email addresses, and phone numbers were also stolen.This all hasn't done Target any…

Credit Card info hacked at Target now on Black Market

Tech News, TechnologyOctober 7, 20180Comments

Last week Target reported that over 40 million credit card information was stolen from Target servers, it affected all of its stores across the US. Blogger Brian Kerbs reports that the amount of credit cards on the black market has 20-fold increased since the credit cards were stolen, all though the PIN code wasn't stolen, hackers…

Target knew about the security vulnerability before it got hacked

Tech News, TechnologySeptember 23, 20180Comments

Several months back Target had a huge security breach leading to massive credit and debit card information leak where up to 70 million costumers saw not just their credit and debit cards but also their names, addresses and phone numbers ending up in the wrong hands.Now people familiar with the matter told WSJ that Target one of Americas largest retailing…

How to check if your accounts have been hacked

Internet & SoftwareMay 23, 20180Comments

Over the last couple of weeks we've started to see more and more companies report that they have been hacked by someone who has gone on to steal hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions of peoples personal information. In December of last year a viral botnet was discovered stealing the info of over 2 million…