Unfortunately, it seems like the news is full of stories regarding data breaches lately. Several new potential data breaches have been reported over the last week or so.
The most concerning of these attacks is the suspected attack on J.P. Morgan Chase, which is still under investigation. Initial reports of this breach suggested that several other financial institutions may have been affected, and that checking and savings account information could have been compromised. So far, however, there is no evidence that other institutions were involved or that the thieves obtained a large amount of customer information.
Financial institutions are generally considered to have higher security protocols and measures in place than other types of businesses - so the news that hackers could have accessed a bank is both surprising and concerning to security experts. Hopefully, the results of the investigation prove otherwise.
Another recently publicized attack that is being investigated potentially affects Home Depot customers. Credit card companies have reported suspicious activity found on credit cards, with Home Depot being considered to be the source. If this ends up being the case, this attack may be even larger than the Target breach that was discovered late last year.
One of the biggest problems that I see with these credit card breaches is that they go undetected for so long. One of the articles reports that the breach of Home Depot may have begun as early as May of this year. Hopefully, stores are seeing these recent problems as opportunities to improve their security protocols - especially with regard to scanning and detecting potential breaches at point of sale systems.
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