| Home : July 22 2014 Computer News : Goodwill Industries investigates suspected payment card breach |
|
Goodwill Industries investigates suspected payment card breach |
July 22, 2014
Goodwill Industries International said Monday federal authorities are investigating a possible payment card breach at its U.S.-based retail outlets.The nonprofit agency, which sells donated goods to fund employment programs, was notified on Friday, according to a statement from Lauren Lawson-Zilai, Goodwill’s director of public relations. The U.S. Secret Service is investigating along with payment card industry fraud units.A number of large retail companies have been affected by aggressive campaigns by hackers seeking to compromise point-of-sale (POS) terminals, the computerized cash registers that process payment card transactions.Such systems were involved in data breaches at Target, Neiman Marcus and Michaels. In those cases, malicious software was installed on the terminals and collected payment card details.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2456720/goodwill-industries-investigates-suspected-payment-card-breach.html#tk.rss_all
|
|
|
|
|
