Two arrested in the Target hacking case.

[Wolferz]

But a federal official said later there currently was no connection between the arrests and the retailer's credit card data theft.

Too bad that the people arrested were only end users and not the cyber thieves.

[vienna]

There was a report on the radio news here in Los Angeles (CBS) about the Traget incident. They interviewed a cyber security expert who is very familiar with the case. He said the authorities know who did the actual theft of the customer data, but can do nothing since the thiefs are out of their jurisdictiion. Also, the initial hack was discovered by a teen in Eastern Europe who did not, himself, engage in the theft, but "published" the hack....


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[GoldenRivet]

I'm doubtful that much of the data is of much value by now I'm sure most of those accounts or card numbers have been deactivated.

[Mr Quatro]

Your thread title is not a real mistake, but these aren't the same people that stole millions of ID's from Targets data base back in December.

These dudes were just using made up target cards and had charged much more in local Texas stores on other cards before being caught trying to go back to Mexico.

The real thieves of the Target information were traced to a 17 year old hacker in Russia who sold his hacker program online to the real thieves who in turn hacked Target and Niemen Marcus ...

Never fear the NSA is tracking them right now

yep, this has NOTHING to do with the target case and this is just everyday routine identity theft credit card theft.

they just want to make some sort of claim that they are DOING SOMETHING about the target case when in truth they cant do anything about it but don't want the public to know that.

in truth this is just as likely stolen sign up info from Obama care website which all security experts say is less secure then a childs piggy bank.

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

I'm doubtful that much of the data is of much value by now I'm sure most of those accounts or card numbers have been deactivated.

you would be wrong to assume that, I have 3 relatives who shop at target and every one of them had to argue with the credit card companies who did NOT want to reissue a new card number to them. they kept trying to say they would only issue new numbers to those whose accounts showed signs of illegal activity. the basic truth is they don't want to do the right thing and replace them to protect against theft because its cheaper to do nothing and only react to the thefts after they occur. rather silly from the customers point of view but it makes good business sense on their side.

one of my relatives got her new card by insisting but the other two just got tired of begging for help and decided to report the card as lost or stolen to get new numbered cards.

[vienna]

Here's an interesting new twist:

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/...728181278.html


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[soopaman2]

A friend of mine got hit by this.

He was looking for an apartment in Manhattan, (which is big bucks, and big credit checking) and this came up.

I feel sad for him because he breaks his backside at his job, little appreciated, yet vital to the operation.

The credit agencies are giving him hell, despite them knowing people were hacked. They do not care.

[Armistead]

Webster is correct, right now it's cheaper for them not to change or use improved software....regardless of the hell it will place on customers.....

I had my identity stolen a 6 years ago, it was a nightmare, it ruined my credit for years, insanity dealing with numerous credit card companies and detectives and regardless always trying to force cost on me. Heck, they even arrested the guy, he posted bail and went home to Mexico, only to hit me again a year later...this time doing about 12K damage in California....After numerous hand signatures test, they still said I did it, even though I've never been near that state...It finally resolved. I had to go through a long process of changing SS numbers, etc...and spent close to 5K to fight and defend myself...

I hope it's an easier process to deal with today.