Neiman Marcus says that it's the latest victim of data thieves, who made off with an unknown number of customers' credit card information. January 10, 2014 4:19 PM PST Neiman Marcus' downtown San Francisco store. (Credit: Neiman Marcus) Credit card hackers might be developing a taste for the finer things in life. Related stories: Leahy's perennial data privacy bill gets another shot Nevermind the hack: Snapchat hires lobbyists Overexposed: Snapchat user info from 4.6M accounts Hacker tried to sell access to BBC server -- report Target: Encrypted PINs stolen but not encryption key Upscale department store Neiman Marcus confirmed that their database of customer information had been hacked last month, reported independent security researcher Brian Krebs on Friday. The Neiman Marcus hack follows news that thieves made off with the personal and credit card data of up to 110 million Target customers. Developing... Topics: Cybercrime, Hacks Tags: Neiman Marcus, hack, security Seth Rosenblatt Senior writer Seth Rosenblatt covers Google and security for CNET News, with occasional forays into tech and pop culture. Formerly a CNET Reviews senior editor for software, he has written about nearly every category of software and app available. It's one of the planet's biggest technology parties. Check out all of the highlights, must-see tech, and videos from the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show.
Neiman Marcus says that it's the latest victim of data thieves, who made off with an unknown number of customers' credit card information.
Neiman Marcus' downtown San Francisco store.
(Credit: Neiman Marcus)
Credit card hackers might be developing a taste for the finer things in life.
Related stories:
- Leahy's perennial data privacy bill gets another shot
- Nevermind the hack: Snapchat hires lobbyists
- Overexposed: Snapchat user info from 4.6M accounts
- Hacker tried to sell access to BBC server -- report
- Target: Encrypted PINs stolen but not encryption key
Upscale department store Neiman Marcus confirmed that their database of customer information had been hacked last month, reported independent security researcher Brian Krebs on Friday.
The Neiman Marcus hack follows news that thieves made off with the personal and credit card data of up to 110 million Target customers.
Developing...
Senior writer Seth Rosenblatt covers Google and security for CNET News, with occasional forays into tech and pop culture. Formerly a CNET Reviews senior editor for software, he has written about nearly every category of software and app available.
It's one of the planet's biggest technology parties. Check out all of the highlights, must-see tech, and videos from the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show.
